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An Otherwise Healthy 39-Year-Old's Heart Stopped During a Blood Draw, and an Old Fainting Spell Was the Clue

A 39-year-old's heart paused for 15 seconds during a blood draw, and he needed chest compressions. He had fainted during a blood draw once before.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

A Pen Cap, a Metal Spring and a Chicken Bone Turned Up in 8 Patients' Airways When Doctors Were Looking for Something Else

Doctors scoping 8 patients for cough, stubborn pneumonia or a lung nodule found forgotten objects in their airways. Most never recalled choking.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

A Man Swallowed a Third of a Meat Bun Without Chewing, and Air Leaked Into His Chest and Neck

A man in his 20s swallowed a big bite of steamed bun whole and got air around his heart and in his neck. Doctors in Japan suspect a pressure spike.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

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 · Sep 17

After One Girl's Teeth Turned Orange from Pizza, a Gentler Fix for the Same Rare Enamel Disorder Held Up for 3 Years

A girl's treated teeth turned orange after pizza in 2016. A resin fix for the same rare enamel disorder has now held up for 3 years in another girl.

Medical Daily · Sep 16

A 37-Year-Old's Complex Ovarian Mass Turned Out to Be Rare Destructive Inflammation, and Her Other Ovary Contained Bone

A complex ovarian mass and high CA-125 in a 37-year-old raised concern. Pathology found rare destructive inflammation and bone in her other ovary.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Painful Lumps Strung Like Rosary Beads Beside a Man's Testicle Were Clotted, Calcified Blood Vessels, Not a Tumor

A 53-year-old man's beadlike scrotal lumps mimicked a mass beside the testicle. Surgery found clotted, calcified vessels along the vas deferens.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

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.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

Why You Keep Waking Up With a Numb Arm — And When to Get It Checked

You wake up at 3 a.m., and one arm feels like it belongs to someone else: numb, heavy, or buzzing with pins and needles until...

Saving Advice · Aug 26

Is Your Chest Pain Not a Heart Attack? Understanding Costochondritis and Other Non-Cardiac Pain

Chest pain isn't always a heart attack. Learn the alternative chest pain causes, how to recognize costochondritis, and other non‑cardiac conditions.

Medical Daily · Nov 21, 2025