Dylan was born five years ago, and the skin on his back was dark red, he also had large black liver spots all over the rest of his body. About 80 percent of his body is covered with birthmarks, a condition known as Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus. The condition is serious because it increases the …
Yadira Rostro finally went to the doctor about the headaches she had been having for about nine months. Initially, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Rostro remembers the headaches were debilitating and her sight was impaired, but the diagnosis of a brain tumor turned out to be incorrect. However, an enhanced MRI showed that …
When 16-year-old Aakansha Kumari’s weight dropped below 42lbs and she wasn’t able to keep food down, her parents were understandably worried. Her father soon noted that there was a visible lump on her stomach and she was taken to a doctor. What they discovered wasn’t something they were expecting. Aakansha’s stomach was lodged with a …
In hospitals, they often triage the incoming patients, so the ones who are in the most need get seen first. We assume that the person making the decision about how serious your condition is knows what they are doing. Sadly, a receptionist, Triveni Dhavade, working at a privately-run health center at Croydon University Hospital was …
In the United Kingdom, the sushi retail market is on fire! It has an estimated net revenue of over $87 million! Sushi may be delicious – but it can also be dangerous. A man from Portugal, age 32, enjoyed some slices of raw fish served by a Japanese restaurant. He suffered abdominal pain for about …
Protecting a cut while it heals is important because you don’t want it to get infected. Most of the time when you put a band-aid on, it will fall off a short time later. Some band-aids that claim to be waterproof will fall off in the shower! Then you get a cut on your finger …
In India, 2 in 100 babies born have birth defects according to The Indian Express. Dr. Anita Kar from the University of Pune said that heart defects are the most common birth abnormality. On Oct. 3, 2016, a two-headed baby boy was born in at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in India. The doctors called the …
All children get sick at some point. They go to school and catch a cold another child in their class has – germs can spread like wildfire! But, it is important not to take those colds too lightly, going to the doctor may help prevent something serious from developing. In India, 12-year-old Shreya Darji had …
Doctors go to school to learn how to help people. They take an oath saying they will ‘do no harm.’ Some doctors don’t seem to understand what that means. Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, of Northville, Michigan has been arraigned after performing illegal surgeries – on children. Two 7-year-old girls were the victims. They both had genital …
Something so gross you can’t look away. You want to – but you can’t! The video below is that very thing! The man we are about to meet is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has an earwax (also known as cerumen) problem – and that is putting it mildly! We are about to see just …