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Hair straightening procedure leads to kidney injury in woman: All about it

A salon visit turned into a nightmare for a woman. A recent case published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) highlights how ingredients in cosmetics are a potential threat to human health and how these chemicals interfere with our bodily functions.

The Times of India

COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain

COVID can cause headaches, strokes, seizures and more. These injuries can result in significant drops in IQ scores

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Watch parasitic worms get pulled from man's abdomen after surprise discovery during routine surgery

When doctors peered into a man's abdomen during routine surgery, they didn't expect to find five living worms in there.

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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

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

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

Watch: Woman complains of strange sensation in ear; what the doctor found will shock you

A 64 year old woman hears abnormal sounds and when she went to the doctor everyone was taken aback. This case report has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "A 64-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of incessant clicking and rustling sounds in her left ear.…

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World First: Breast Cancer Drug Helps Lung Cancer Patient

Advanced lung cancer patient passes out from acute hypoglycemia, given treatment that is a successful scientific breakthrough.

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Common cold-causing virus linked to potentially fatal blood clotting disorder, research finds

Adenovirus infection, the common respiratory virus that causes mild cold-and flu-like symptoms, has been associated for the first time with blood clots and low platelet levels in the body. The findings of the study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The Times of India

What happens if you get struck by lightning… and survive?

Lightning is terrifying, but it's not always deadly. Here's what it does to the human body.

LiveScience

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

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.

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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

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.

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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 Sun-Times

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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