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A Dutch Teen Woke Up from Knee Surgery Speaking Only English and Insisting He Was in Utah

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A Hotpot Eating Bet Sent a Teen to Surgery Within Two Hours, Where Surgeons Found Dead Stomach Tissue

A 15-year-old's hotpot eating bet ended in emergency surgery after a scan showed gas in his portal vein, a warning that his stomach wall was dying.

Medical Daily

MotoGP Champion's Right Arm Only Operating at Around 50%, According to His Surgeon

In a recent interview, Marc Marquez's surgeon commented that it's like he's riding with one and a half arms, as a result of his injuries and surgeries.

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5 Situations Where Indian Adults Need a Hepatitis B Vaccine Before It's Too Late

If You Were Born Before Universal Vaccination BeganIndia's Universal Immunisation Programme added hepatitis B to its childhood schedule in 2002 for urban areas, and only achieved nationwide rollout by 2011. Anyone born before that window, and many born during it in rural or underserved districts, likely received no hepatitis B…

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Delaying Brazilian Butt Lift ban poses ‘serious threat to patient safety’ MPs warn

People are performing surgery ‘involving scalpels and vast quantities of anaesthetic’ in living rooms and salons, according to the Women and Equalities Committee

The Independent UK

Billy Joel Reveals Brain Shunt Surgery After NPH Diagnosis: 'I'm Still Here'

Billy Joel says brain shunt surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus has improved his memory and balance, but doctors have advised him to limit live performances during recovery.

International Business Times UK

A Tumor in a 5-Month-Old's Belly Held Brain and Eye Tissue and an Amniotic Membrane That Kept Making Fluid

A baby's swollen belly hid a rare tumor with brain and eye tissue plus an inflamed amniotic membrane, a finding its authors say is a first.

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A Suspected Food Clump Blocking Her Bowel Turned Out to Be Surgical Gauze Left 15 Years Earlier

A scan pointed to a food mass blocking a woman's bowel. Surgeons found a foot of gauze left inside her during a hysterectomy 15 years before.

Medical Daily

When you''re at the top, and you fall down, it''s very bad: Avinash Sable

Avinash Sable won the 3000m steeplechase race after a career-threatening injury. He underwent surgery for an ACL and meniscus injury on his right knee. Sable endured a painful recovery and doubted his return to the sport. He expressed gratitude for the AFI's trust and support in his comeback. Sable is…

The Economic Times

When a Hospital System Buys Your Doctor's Practice, the Same Procedure Can Suddenly Cost Twice as Much

Hospital purchases of doctors' practices can steer patients to pricier settings and add facility fees. Here is how it works and what to ask first.

Medical Daily

A Trivial Knock to His Finger Left a Lump That Kept Growing for a Year

A trivial injury to a man's middle finger left a rare bony growth called a turret exostosis. Surgery restored full motion within a year.

Medical Daily

Nearly 3 Percent of Scanned Patients Had Pancreatic Tissue Looped Around a Major Vein Without Knowing It

A review of 1,000 abdominal CT scans found pancreatic tissue encircling a major vein in 27 patients, a variant that complicates surgery.

Medical Daily

Kirstie Allsopp shares photos of injured leg after horror fall: ‘Like I’ve been bitten by a shark’

The TV presenter was airlifted to hospital after falling at the beach during a family day out

The Independent UK

Virginia Man accidentally leaves his phone recording during a colonoscopy. Then he heard the doctor while he was unconscious, sues, and wins $500,000

He played it back while driving home.

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Kirstie Allsopp shares update after horror injury during birthday trip

Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp has shared an update on her recovery after breaking her leg when she slipped on a muddy path during a family birthday picnic at Welcombe Mouth beach in Devon . The 55-year-old TV host was airlifted to hospital for surgery after her 18-year-old son…

Evening Standard

Kirstie Allsopp says her leg looks like it was ‘bitten by a shark’ after surgery

The Location, Location, Location host, 55, was airlifted to hospital after breaking her leg in a fall last week.

Medical Daily

He Coughed the Growth Off His Vocal Cord During a Morning Walk and It Came Back Anyway

A man coughed up a vocal cord polyp mid-walk and carried it to an ENT clinic. The relief did not last, and the case has a lesson.

The Independent UK

Billy Joel reveals he underwent brain surgery for rare condition

Legendary singer-songwriter also explained why he has yet to book any new tour dates

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Rangers suffer further injury blow as Yokota set for surgery alongside Shankland

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Rib contouring surgery promises a smaller waist. But here’s what this trend really tells us

Rib contouring – a cosmetic procedure aimed at creating a smaller, more defined waist – is one of the newer appearance trends on social media.

Euronews

Getting your mind ready for surgery is as important as physical preparation

Preparing for major surgery should not skip mental preparation for a successful recovery, a new study says.

Times Life

Senior Cat Bloodwork: How Kidney and Thyroid Screening Catches Feline Disease Early

Why cats are biologically wired to hide illnessCats conceal pain and weakness as a survival instinct inherited from solitary wild ancestors who could not afford to appear vulnerable. A senior cat with early kidney failure will eat, groom, and sit in your lap looking perfectly fine until roughly 75 percent…

Times Life

Why Indians Pay for Full-Body Scans and Skip the Cancer Screening Tests That Actually Work

The Scan That Finds Everything Except What Will Kill YouWalk into any corporate diagnostic centre in Mumbai, Bengaluru, or Delhi and you will find a "Full Body Scan" package priced between ₹8,000 and ₹40,000. It typically includes a whole-body CT or PET-CT, a battery of blood panels, and a chest…

Medical Daily

Two Women Reached Their 60s Without Knowing a Large Back Muscle Was Missing and Only Surgery Revealed It

Two case reports describe women whose latissimus dorsi muscle was absent from birth, found only when surgeons opened their backs to harvest it.

Medical Daily

A Routine Gallbladder Removal in Mexico Revealed a Second Organ Hidden Behind a Normal Looking Ultrasound

A 32-year-old woman's ultrasound showed one ordinary gallbladder. Surgeons found two, each draining through its own separate cystic duct.

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