There’s been a lot of talk of potentially fatal alternative medicine lately. Here’s another story to add to the pile. Nobody was intentionally eating toxic amounts of farm animal deworming drugs this time, though. Instead, this Chinese man decided to shove an entire live eel up his ass. But let’s start from the beginning. The …
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As far as medical science has come, there are some injuries that we just have to accept that we won’t survive. Like losing your head — there’s no bouncing back from that. Or so you’d think, but sometimes extremely lucky people manage to survive things they really shouldn’t. Here are six accidents that by all …
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Any port in a storm, goes one famous saying. But the same principle really doesn’t apply to medicine. But tell that to the people who are landing themselves in hospitals with an imaginative cure for COVID-19. They’ve started popping pills that are intended for de-worming livestock. The drug in question is called ivermectin. It’s a …
Cases of COVID-19 infections are surging again, and the CDC is urging everyone who can do so to get vaccinated. But, of course, there are people pushing back — some say the situation is not so bad that they need a vaccine. But no matter what politicians or self-professed medical experts on YouTube say, it’s …
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Doctors spend years and a ridiculous amount of money to acquire the detailed knowledge of anatomy, biology, chemistry, and other science they need to do their jobs. But at the end of their training, they will have the tools they need to tell people what’s ailing them and how to cure it. Well, that’s true …
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Pregnancy is a special time for a woman, with her body undergoing many changes to prepare for childbirth. But sometimes those changes go a bit too far. Take, for example, this 26-year-old new mother from Portugal. Her bizarre case was documented in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 29. Two days after giving …
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If you’ve ever been on a diet, you’ve likely been tempted to just give up and treat yourself to something tasty. Maybe you’ve even wished you could weld your mouth shut to make sure you won’t give in to the temptation. Well, now you can. But be warned – the solution seems more like it’d …
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Dora is a little black-and-brown tortoiseshell kitten from Toronto, Canada, who was born sometime in April. She just has one little problem – she has no butthole. At least, she was born without one. And as you may be aware, having an anus is kind of important for some pretty basic bodily functions. The rescued …
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You don’t really fully appreciate being in good health until your back is sore or you can’t breathe through your nose. Sometimes, it’s good to have a bit of a refresher course on just how lucky those of us without medical issues truly are. Here are eight outlandish medical cases from recent history that are …
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Many people (this author included) can’t get anything done in without their morning cup o’ Joe. There are few things better than that sweet, sweet caffeine rush. But you can definitely have too much of a good thing. This 21-year-old UK university student can definitely attest to that. It’s nothing unusual for college students to …
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