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An Eyelid That Pops Open While Chewing Points to Two Nerves That Were Never Meant to Connect

The jaw-winking eyelid is a crossed nerve, not a tic. It occasionally travels with birth defects an eye exam will never find.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

A Retractable Washing Line Drove Four of His Own Eyelashes Through His Cornea and Into His Eye

Scans traced the track each lash cut through his cornea. Doctors say the trajectory looked like darts rather than an ordinary laceration.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

Could astronauts get cataract surgery on Mars? Scientists test eye implants in space

The research team sent 135 unpackaged artificial lenses to the International Space Station, where they spent around six months exposed to conditions in low-Earth orbit before returning to Earth for analysis.

Euronews · Sep 14

6 Injuries Indian Security Guards Develop From Standing Through Long Night Shifts

Plantar Fasciitis: The Foot Injury That Starts as Morning PainThe first sign is a stabbing sensation in the heel the moment a guard puts weight on his foot after a rest break. That is plantar fasciitis, inflammation of the thick band of tissue running along the bottom of the foot.…

Times Life · Sep 13

Woman Loses Life After Undergoing 6 Cosmetic Procedures At Once She’d Saved For Years To Afford

“Why in god’s name would they let her get all 6 at once? Is that common practice?”

Bored Panda · Sep 12

Woman recovering from surgery is confused when she spots stitches coming out. Then his staff tells her, ‘he didn’t put a single stitch in you’

The miscommunication that made something normal scary.

We Got This Covered · Sep 12

Surrogate Who Refused To End The Pregnancy Slammed By Child’s Biological Parents Over Supreme Court Bid

A surrogate’s refusal to terminate a pregnancy has sparked a legal battle over parental rights and medical decisions as the newborn remains critically ill.

Bored Panda · Sep 12

Manchester United midfielder pictured in the gym after knee surgery amid surprise Michael Carrick decision

Manuel Ugarte has started on the long path to a full recovery

Evening Standard · Sep 12

Insurance company rejected Rs 3 lakh mediclaim saying it was an obesity treatment; court found the surgery also treats high BP, weight gain, knee pain; insurer ordered to pay Rs 3.5 lakh

An insurance company rejected a Rs 3.2 lakh mediclaim by calling a weight loss surgery an obesity treatment excluded under the policy. The Ernakulam consumer commission found the surgery was meant to treat high blood pressure, weight gain and knee problems together, and ruled that the insurer had no medical…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

Savala gets Roosters' backing as star ramps up comeback

Trent Robinson has faith in Hugo Savala to perform in the halves in against Penrith but the Roosters coach has confirmed Sam Walker is already back running.

AAP · Sep 12