by James Piechota A month ago I was diagnosed with tongue cancer. This is my journey of regret, joy, anger, and inter-species body modification. The Diagnosis It started about 8 months ago. I like to think of the me from back then as Dr. James, The Idiot. You see, I’m not a doctor, but I […]
by ETHAN LETKEMAN An eight-year-old girl from Clarksville, Tennessee, has raised thousands of dollars by opening a lemonade stand for her little brother, who has severe medical issues. Two years ago, Makenzy Evan’s brother, Gannon, was diagnosed with cerebral cavernous venous malformation, a condition that gives him lesions on his brain that could rupture at any moment, […]
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Treatment with Ivermectin Is Associated with Decreased Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: Analysis of a National Federated Database Purpose To evaluate the difference in mortality, Patients treated with ivermectin Patients treated with remdesivir 44 healthcare organizations and 68 million patients from US, January 1, 2020 and July 11, 2021 Methods & Materials Retrospectively identified diagnosed adultsRecorded […]
by NICK GILBERTSON A four-year-old Iowa boy battling leukemia recently received a superhero-themed bedroom makeover after a nonprofit organization rallied his community together. Four-year-old Hudson McKearny of Eldridge was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019, according to the nonprofit My Happy Places. Nearly three years into his battle, Hudson came home to a bedroom makeover on Sunday, featuring […]
BY Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The email arrived in Elliot Malin’s inbox from his cousin’s mom. “Scott needs a kidney,” the subject line read. The message matter-of-factly described Scott’s situation: At […]
A doctor in the U.K. has been removed from the country’s medical register for branding patients’ livers with his initials. The incidents occurred in February and August 2013, when Simon Bramhall used a surgical device to write his initials on transplanted livers at the end of two surgeries. The 1.6-inch initials were discovered by another […]
What’s one thing you’ve heard a doctor say that made you question their expertise? answered by Donna Caggiano I had to get medical clearance for my CERVICAL fusion. Doctor sent in a medical student to take a history from me. She asked me what surgery I was having done, I told her surgery on my […]
Woman billed $700 after sitting in ER waiting room for 7 hours, leaving without treatment by Janice Yu ATLANTA – A woman said she was billed for a trip to the emergency room, even though she didn’t receive any treatment. Taylor Davis said she went to the Emory Decatur Hospital ER in July for a head injury. […]
In what doctors described as a “life or death” operation, one-year-old twins conjoined at the head were separated and are expected to live completely normal lives. By Terri Nir, United with Israel For the first time in Israel, twins conjoined at the head were separated successfully. The operation, conducted by Soroka Medical Center in the […]
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