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Surgeons Pulled 6.6 Pounds of Plastic and Hair from a Woman's Stomach, Then Found a Hidden Second Mass

Surgeons removed 6.6 pounds of plastic and hair from a young woman's stomach, then found a second bezoar in her intestine that scans missed.

Medical Daily

Puffing His Cheeks to Ease Jaw Pain and Anxiety Blew Air into a Man's Salivary Glands

A 46-year-old man puffed his cheeks to ease jaw discomfort and anxiety. A CT scan found air in his salivary glands, a rare condition.

Medical Daily

A Paralyzed Man's Belly Muscles Started Pulsing Whenever His Bladder Filled, and He Turned It into an Alarm

A man with a complete spinal cord injury couldn't feel his bladder, but rhythmic belly muscle contractions signaled when it was full.

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Needle Treatments Rarely Puncture the Lung, but the Warning Signs Can Take Days to Appear

Dry needling, injections, and breast aspirations rarely cause a collapsed lung, but case reports show symptoms can appear hours or days later.

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A Baby Started Smelling Like Rotting Fish After Eating Swordfish, and by 19 Months the Odor Was Gone

A Portuguese baby smelled of rotting fish after eating swordfish. Tests pointed to fish odor syndrome, yet the smell faded, and the fish returned.

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A Teen Home Alone with Sudden Testicular Pain Asked ChatGPT What to Do and Kept His Testicle

A 15-year-old alone at home typed his symptoms into ChatGPT. He reached the ER in two hours, and surgeons saved the twisted testicle.

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Two Liters of Classic Coca-Cola Dissolved a 12-Centimeter Blockage That Laxatives Could Not Budge

An 82-year-old woman's 12-centimeter fecaloma halved a day after doctors tried a one-liter Coca-Cola enema, a new Cureus case report says.

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The Gallbladder Can Twist Itself into a Corkscrew and Surgeons Catch It Beforehand Only 17 Percent of the Time

Gallbladder volvulus strangles the organ's own blood supply. In a pooled review of 477 cases, only 17 percent were diagnosed before surgery.

Medical Daily

His Appendix Sat on the Left Side, and 36 Days Passed Before Anyone Found the Rupture

A man with mirror-image organs had left-sided appendicitis missed for weeks, ending in a liver abscess and major bowel surgery, doctors report.

Medical Daily

7 Science-Backed Ashwagandha Benefits That Go Well Beyond Stress and Anxiety Relief

It Cuts Cortisol, and the Research Is SpecificA 2012 double-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine gave 300 mg of ashwagandha root extract twice daily to 64 adults with chronic stress. After 60 days, the group taking the extract showed a 27.9% reduction in serum cortisol…

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Creatine Use Among U.S. Teenagers Doubled in 5 Years — and the Safety Research for Adolescents Is Still Nearly Nonexistent

Creatine use doubled among U.S. teen boys (to 16.57%) and more than doubled among girls (2019–2024), study of 870,000+ adolescents found. Pediatric safety evidence remains extremely limited.

Medical Daily

The Silent Killer: tackling hypertension in India

WHO report reveals hypertension affects 1 in 3 adults worldwide, with nearly half unaware of their condition. Treatment gaps lead to 76 million deaths by 2050. Indian research shows rising prevalence, especially among young adults and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. WHO report highlights lifestyle changes, affordable medications, and improved…

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