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A Crash Scan Found Nonworking Tissue in Both of a Man's Lungs, Fed by Arteries Straight Off His Aorta

A crash scan found that a 35-year-old had pulmonary sequestration in both lungs, a rare birth defect that may relate to his unexplained chronic cough.

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Her Platelets Hit 954,000 and Pointed to an Ovarian Tumor, but the Mass Was Her Own Wandering Spleen

Sky-high platelets and LDH pointed doctors to an ovarian tumor in a 20-year-old. Surgery found her twisted, misplaced spleen stuck to her ovary.

Medical Daily · 3h ago

A Water Lily Sign in a Woman's Pancreas Exposed a Tapeworm Cyst That Had Already Been Needled

A 34-year-old's pancreatic cyst was needled before an MRI showed a floating membrane, the water lily sign, pointing to a tapeworm cyst.

Medical Daily · 3h ago

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A 5-Month-Old's Suspected Heart Clot After Surgery Was Really a Pouch of Her Heart Flipped Inside Out

Days after heart surgery, a 5-month-old developed a mass blocking blood flow. It wasn't a clot, but her left atrial appendage turned inside out.

Medical Daily · 4h ago

A Suspected Kidney Cancer in a Man with Bloody Urine Turned Out to Be Misplaced Adrenal Tissue

A 46-year-old's 1.6 cm kidney nodule looked like cancer. Surgery showed misplaced adrenal tissue, and the cause of his bloody urine remained a mystery.

Medical Daily · 4h ago

A 40-Year-Old Breast Implant Filled with Salmonella After a Dog-Walk Pop, the Third Reported Case

A 74-year-old's 40-year-old silicone breast implant ruptured and filled with Salmonella pus. Doctors weighed eggs and gut bacteria as sources.

Medical Daily · 4h ago

Chow Chow in India: why this ancient breed is not for every family

The Chow Chow is one of the oldest dog breeds on record, and it behaves like it. Bred in ancient China as a hunting dog, sled dog, and property guardian, it was never shaped by centuries of eager-to-please selection the way a Labrador or Golden Retriever was. The result is…

Times Pets · 13h ago

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How Pre-Existing Disease Waiting Periods Decide Which Treatment You Delay

You bought the policy, paid the premium, and assumed you were covered. Then your orthopaedic surgeon said you need a knee replacement, and your insurer said: wait two more years. The waiting period clause is one of the most consequential lines in any health insurance document, and most policyholders read…

Times Life · 13h ago

Busted star only had years to live before brother’s life-saving kidney donation

The musician dropped out of the Busted and McFly tour last year just a day before their first show in Birmingham

Evening Standard · 16h ago

A $6 Billion Reason Why SGRY Stock Is Soaring Today

Surgery Partners stock soars as HealthSpan proposes a $5.7 billion takeover deal. But is it already too late to invest in SGRY shares? Let’s find out!

Barchart · 18h ago

Pope Leo XIV confirms Latin America trip after recovering from surgery

The Vatican says the Pope is recovering well and will be able to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November, with doctors ruling out any complications that could derail the trip.

Euronews · 21h ago

Vatican makes major announcement on Pope Leo's South America tour amid cancer surgery recovery

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The Independent UK · 22h ago

Pope Leo cleared by Vatican doctors for South America trip just weeks after cancer surgery

Pope Leo underwent cancer surgery earlier this month

The Independent UK · 23h ago

Whigfield secretly undergoes a second surgery to ease pain from breast cancer battle

Whigfield shared a selfie from a hospital in Milan, Italy, on Instagram on Saturday (24.10.26).

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Pope appeals for Yemen peace: Pontiff urges end to violence

Pope Leo on Sunday called for an end to the violence in Yemen and expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in the southwestern city of Taiz, less than two weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

Older Women Using Vaginal Estrogen Had More UTIs Around Hip Fracture Surgery in Small Duke Study of 375

In a Duke study of 375 women with hip fractures, vaginal estrogen users had more UTIs around surgery. The link does not prove that estrogen caused them.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

Tuberculosis Left a 16-Year-Old So Thin That an Artery Pinched His Intestine, and Feeding Fixed It

TB left a 16-year-old with a BMI of 12 until an artery compressed his intestine, a rare syndrome. Careful refeeding cleared it without surgery.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

Calcified Lump in a Man's Heart Resisted Blood Thinners and Looked Like a Tumor, but It Was an Old Clot

A calcified lump in a 60-year-old's heart resisted blood thinners and looked like a tumor. Surgery and lab tests revealed an old, hardened clot.

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Medical Daily · Oct 25

Car Crash Surgery on a Torn Spleen Uncovered a Pus-Filled 12-Centimeter Colon Mass That Wasn't Cancer

While treating a man's ruptured spleen after a crash, surgeons found pus and a 12-cm fatty mass on his colon that looked like cancer. It was a lipoma.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

A Pelvic Mass Mistaken for a Fibroid Was Surgical Material Traced to a C-Section 46 Years Earlier

A 74-year-old's calcified pelvic mass looked like a fibroid. It was surgical material traced to a C-section 46 years earlier, a possible record.

Times Pets · Oct 25

Dachshund's long back: why stairs and jumps are a real risk

A Dachshund's spine carries more disc material than almost any other dog its size, spread across a back that is long relative to its legs and body height. That proportion is not an accident of breeding, it was the point. A low, elongated dog could follow a badger underground. What…

Times Pets · Oct 25

Why male cats get urinary blockages more often, and why it's an emergency

A male cat straining in the litter box looks, at first glance, like a cat with constipation. He crouches, he strains, he may cry out. Owners wait a day to see if it resolves. That wait is often the difference between a cat who survives and one who does not.…

Bored Panda · Oct 24

From Botox To $35,000 Jaw Surgery: The Extreme Procedures Promoted At A Looksmaxxing Camp

Camp Looksmax has drawn attention for its extreme approach to self-improvement, with young men discussing everything from Botox and fillers to a reported $35,000 double jaw surgery.

Medical Daily · Oct 24

Personalized mRNA Melanoma Vaccine Cut Recurrence or Death Risk 42% in Phase 3 Trial, but Survival Data Pending

A personalized mRNA vaccine plus Keytruda cut the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 42% in a Phase 3 trial. Overall survival data are not yet mature.

International Business Times UK · Oct 24

Nile Frontman Karl Sanders Literally Avoided Permanent Paralysis After Years of Heavy Headbanging

Karl Sanders' neck surgery followed warnings of permanent spinal damage, prompting the Nile guitarist to quit headbanging ahead of his European tour.

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