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5 live worms found wriggling inside 70 year old man's abdomen: Here's what happened

As per a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, five live parasitic worms were found wriggling inside the biliary tract of a 70 year old man in China. The parasites have been identified as Clonorchis sinensis. "A 70-year-old man undergoing cholangioscopy to evaluate dilatation of the common…

The Times of India · Jan 1, 2024

You had your genome sequenced and found something – now what? | Explained

On November 9 this year, researchers in Iceland published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers in which they reported trying to address whether these incidental findings could be associated with the lifespan of an individual! Researchers pored through more than 57,000 whole genome sequences obtained…

The Hindu · Dec 31, 2023

A woman kept hearing unexplained clicking and rustling sounds. Doctors found a spider in her ear

A woman in Taiwan spent around four days living with a tiny spider crawling inside her ear

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Man sprouted thick, green 'fur' on his tongue in odd medical case

A man developed a condition known as hairy tongue, which can manifest itself in different colors depending on the bits of food, bacteria and dead skin cells that get trapped in the "hairs."

LiveScience · Jul 13, 2023

AW FUCK NAH: Dude’s Tongue Grows Literal Fur & Turns Green After One Too Many Durries

A man's tongue has resembled The Grinch after turning green and spouting fur after smoking ciggies.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 12, 2023

Man's tongue turned green and hairy due to rare reaction to cigarettes

The man had been on a course of antibiotics when he noticed his tongue start to change in colour and texture before it turned green and hairy in a rare side effect

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2023

13 horrific firework injuries that will keep you cautious on July 4

As July Fourth celebrations take off across the U.S., so will the number of firework-related accidents and hospital visits.

LiveScience · Jul 4, 2023

Commentary: Ventilators and the learning curve of COVID-19 treatment

An axiom in medicine is that good judgment depends on experience, and experience depends on bad judgment. Basically, one way doctors refine their care is through a learning curve resulting from inexperience and lack of judgment.

Chicago Tribune · May 25, 2023

A skin patch to treat peanut allergies? Study involving toddlers shows promise

A New England Journal of Medicine study found the Viaskin patch helped kids 1 to 3 years old who couldn’t tolerate even a small fraction of a peanut to eventually safely eat a few.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 16, 2023

New obesity drug would cost Medicare $27 billion, even with limited uptake

Covering Novo Nordisk A/S’s new obesity drug Wegovy could strain the budget of US government insurance program Medicare, according to a new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023