Nearly two years ago, in May 2018, a curious Athens, Alabama girl was inspecting the bright light bulbs on her mother’s light-up vanity. A split second later, she was missing nearly all of her fingers on her right hand.
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Man tried to cure constipation by swallowing live eels, wound up in emergency surgery, report says
Don’t try this one at home.
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Button battery burns toddler’s esophagus after he accidentally swallowed it, report says
His family mistakenly believed he threw it back up, and waited another 24 hours before taking him to the hospital.
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Fish bone removed from woman’s liver after she swallowed it 8 years ago, report says
She had reported swallowing a fish bone eight years prior, but it was never found.
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‘Widowmaker’ heart attack patient has 6 blood clots pulled from artery
The patient was said to be a heavy smoker and drinker, and was complaining of severe chest pain.
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Popcorn stuck in man’s tooth leads to life-threatening infection, open heart surgery
A 41-year-old British man who attempted to dislodge a piece of popcorn stuck in his teeth using various objects claims he later developed a life-threatening infection that required him to undergo open heart surgery.
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Doctor pulls pen cap from girl’s lung after she accidentally inhaled it weeks ago
Neither the girl nor her grandfather thought much of the incident when it occurred.
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Toddler with facial growth undergoes life-changing surgery in US
The family found Dr. Gregory Levitin through his website, putting the wheels in motion for their daughter’s life-changing trip to New York.
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Man accidentally swallows dentures while eating pancakes, report says
The man realized he was missing teeth when he began having trouble chewing his pancake, according to the report.
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Boy, 4, takes first steps into preschool thanks to life-changing surgery, assistive device
Because of the severity of his cerebral palsy, his parents were told Bleu would never walk.
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Surgeons remove 16-pound cyst-covered kidney from patient, plan to apply to Guinness World Records
The man’s organ smashed the current Guinness World Record holder by a whopping seven pounds.
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More than 1,000 Indiana hospital patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis after sterilization failure
A sterilization technician at a northern Indiana hospital failed to properly disinfect surgical tools, possibly affecting some 1,200 patients who underwent surgery at the facility in recent months, the hospital said this week.
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Bride-to-be wakes from surgery to find legs amputated, wishes to walk down aisle at wedding
She remains hospitalized, but said she would like to one day walk down the aisle toward her groom.
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Woman drops 500 pounds after losing tongue to cancer: ‘I’m alive for the very first time in my life’
Jen Costa said that without the dire diagnosis, she would have continued gorging on take out food.
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Stents, bypass surgery offer only limited benefits for millions with heart disease, study finds
Stents and coronary artery bypass surgery are no more effective than intensive drug treatment and better health habits in preventing millions of Americans from heart attacks and death, a large study found, shedding new light on a major controversy in cardiology.
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South Dakota doctor made millions of dollars performing unnecessary surgeries, feds say
A South Dakota neurosurgeon made millions by performing unnecessary and invasive surgeries in order to profit from medical devices in which he had financial interest.
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Seattle Children’s shuts down 11 operating rooms over mold concerns
The move comes several months after a mold infestation left at least one person dead and give others sickened.
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Mom ‘grateful’ to be alive after losing leg in horror motorcycle accident
It took a few days for Chouinard to register that her leg was gone.
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Virginia doctor allegedly tied women’s tubes, performed other surgeries without consent
A Virginia doctor was arrested Friday for allegedly performing unnecessary surgical procedures on women without their knowledge or consent.
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Texas boy recovering from dog mauling after multiple surgeries: reports
A 9-year-old Texas boy has been cleared to go home Friday after undergoing multiple surgeries following a dog attack, according to reports.
