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Surgeons Opened a 31-Year-Old's Abdomen and Found Candle-Wax Spots Left by His Pancreas Digesting His Own Fat

Surgeons checking for a perforated ulcer found white candle-wax plaques in a man's abdomen, the mark of severe hemorrhagic pancreatitis.

Medical Daily · 9h ago

A Teen Who Could Sing but Not Speak Highlights How Few Proven Treatments Exist for Functional Voice Loss

A teen lost her speaking voice but could still sing, and therapy did not bring it back. Her case shows how few proven treatments exist for voice loss.

Medical Daily · 21h ago

A Week of Hard Coughing Left a Man Bleeding Inside His Abdominal Muscle, and He Wasn't Even on Blood Thinners

A man with pneumonia coughed for a week until bleeding in his abdominal wall made him unstable. He took no blood thinners, making the case rare.

Medical Daily · Sep 29

One Long Yawn Left a Healthy 27-Year-Old's Face Drooping, and Doctors Blamed a Pressure Shift in His Ear

A healthy 27-year-old's face drooped right after a long yawn in his car. Italian doctors diagnosed a rare pressure-related facial nerve palsy.

Medical Daily · Sep 12

Puka Nacua Missed Most of August Over a Muscle Buried So Deep Most Fans Never Hear About It

The Rams receiver returned to practice after psoas soreness. Here is what the psoas does and why teams treat the muscle carefully.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

'Sled head' and ‘skier’s thumb': The common injuries at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Winter Olympic athletes face high injury rates, yet some of the most common injuries go unnoticed.

Euronews · Feb 20

The 4 basic parenting styles—and what science says about which is best

From imposing rigid rules to no rules, people tend to parent in one of four basic ways.

Fortune · Apr 12, 2025

Whooping cough outbreaks: Why is pertussis on the rise in several countries?

Notable outbreaks of whooping cough, or pertussis, have raised concern in some countries.

LiveScience · May 28, 2024

What causes spotting between periods?

There are a number of possible reasons for bleeding between periods, including hormonal changes, infections and certain medical conditions.

LiveScience · Nov 9, 2023

Patient storms out of hospital after nurses ignored him

He repeatedly pressed his call button to no avail

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023