UNCOVERED: 24 - The Untold Story

A Pancreatic Mass Looked Like One of the Deadliest Cancers on Imaging Until Steroids Made It Disappear

Autoimmune pancreatitis builds a pancreatic mass convincing enough to send patients to major surgery. Steroids reverse it, and a drug is now approved.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Smiling Rangers star begins long road to recovery with social media update

Rangers striker Chermiti has started his recovery from injury after ACL surgery.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 18

Nearly one billion people forced to use healthcare facilities without clean water

‘No one should have to give birth, receive treatment for an infection or undergo surgery in a healthcare facility without access to clean water,’ says WaterAid

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Gas Under His Diaphragm Screamed Surgical Emergency Until a Scan Found His Colon in the Wrong Place

Gas under the diaphragm usually signals a ruptured bowel. In rare cases it is simply the colon sitting somewhere it does not belong.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

A Tooth Vanished During Surgery and Turned Up in the One Place Nobody Thought to Look

A loose tooth vanished during intubation. Laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, and three sets of X-rays missed it before one image finally found it.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Why More Men Are Turning to Penis Fillers Despite Uncertain Safety

Penile fillers are gaining attention among men seeking greater girth, but specialists warn that limited evidence, serious complications, and weak regulation make the procedures difficult to assess.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

GLP-1 Use Before Bariatric Surgery Did Not Change One Year Weight Loss in a Single Center Study

A JAMA Surgery study found that preoperative GLP-1 use did not change 12-month weight loss after bariatric surgery or raise complications.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

Influencer Reveals The Life-Long Consequences Of Getting Illegal Plastic Surgery: “Biggest Mistake Of My Life”

“I had so much body dysmorphia and no love for my body that I ended up with that in my back.”

Bored Panda · Aug 17

His MRI Said Brain Tumor and the Frozen Section Agreed, but the Final Pathology Found Something Else

A dural mass appeared to be a meningioma on MRI and under the microscope during surgery. Final pathology showed a cavernous malformation instead.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

How Did Tommy John Die? Real Cause of Death Revealed as Tributes Pour In for the Former MLB Pitcher

Former MLB pitcher Tommy John, namesake of the elbow surgery that reshaped modern sport, has died at 83 at his home in Florida, the New York Yankees have confirmed.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17