Blind Man Allegedly Regains Eye Sight After Being Hit by Car
A Polish man who was allegedly blind for twenty years, miraculously recovered his vision after being hit by a car while crossing the street. Until a couple of years ago, Janusz Goraj, from the city of Gorzow Wielkopolski, was completely blind in his left eye, and could only discern shadows and light with his right […]
Rare Condition Causes Hair to Grow Out of Woman’s Gums
A recently-published study detailed the bizarre case of an Italian woman who grew eyelash-like hairs inside of her mouth multiple times. The unnamed woman reportedly visited doctors about her condition over a decade ago, when she was just 19-years-old. She visited doctors and complained of hair growing out of her gums, which had only been […]
Limb-Extending Surgery Is Apparently Becoming Popular Among Men Wanting to Be Taller
A Las Vegas limb-lengthening clinic has been getting a lot of attention online this week for offering people the chance to add a few inches to their stature through minimally invasive surgery. The LimbPlastX Institute charges up to $75,000 to add up to six inches to patients’ height, a hefty price that many are more […]
15-Year-Old Girl Undergoes Surgery to Make Herself Look Younger
It’s not every day that you hear about teenage girls turning to plastic surgery to make themselves look more youthful, but then again, not many 15-year-olds look like their grandmothers. The story of Xiaofeng, a young girl from Liaoning, China, who suffered from a rare medical condition that left her looking like a woman in […]
Man’s DNA Replaced by That of Donor Following Bone Marrow Transplant
Just three months after undergoing a bone marrow transplant to treat his acute myeloid leukemia, a Nevada man was shocked to learn that his DNA had been replaced by that of his donor. For years ago, Chris Long, who happens to be working at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department in Nevada, was suffering from acute […]
Man Who Spent Decades with Face Stuck to His Thighs Can Finally Stand Up Straight
A 46-year-old man who reportedly spent the last three decades of his life with his face pressed against his thighs, after being diagnosed with a rare condition called ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Luckily he is now able to stand straight again after undergoing life-changing surgery to fix his hunched back. Li Hua was diagnosed with ankylosing […]
Woman Accidentally Swallows 30-Cm-Long “Vomiting Tube” Used to Lose Weight
Inserting long, plastic tubes through their oesophagus to induce vomiting has been an unhealthy trend among Chinese girls for a while now, but a 22-year-old woman recently became the first to accidentally swallow her vomiting tube. Xiao Lu, a 22-year-old girl from Guangzhou, reportedly went to a local hospital on December 3 and told doctors […]
Perineum Sunning – Probably the Dumbest Health Trend Ever
Every once in a while, a health trend so unbelievably crazy comes along that it leaves us wondering if it’s nothing more than a parody. “Perineum Sunning”, or exposing your ‘back door’ to direct sunlight for a few minutes every week is one such trend, and unfortunately it’s no joke. Did you know that exposing […]
Man Coughing Non-Stop for Two Months Had Leech Stuck to His Throat
Doctors at a hospital in south-eastern China’s Fujian Province recently reported the unusual case of a man whose non-stop coughing had apparently been caused by a leech attached to his throat. Last Friday, the unnamed man arrived at the Wuping County Hospital in the city of Longyan complaining of almost non-stop coughing over the past […]
South Korea Runs Out of Dog Deworming Medicine Because People Think It Cures Cancer
Remember that story we ran a few months ago about a man who claimed he cured his terminal cancer with a cheap dog deworming medicine? Well, apparently it recently went viral in South Korea and stocks of the antiparasitic medicine have been depleted. Back in May, the story of Joe Tippens, an Oklahoma man who […]
Woman Allegedly Suffers Multiple Bone Fractures Due to Excessive Sunscreen Use
A Chinese woman whose violent coughs reportedly resulted in 10 fractured ribs was shocked to hear that her bones had become fragile due to her excessive sunblock use, which caused a severe vitamin D deficiency. The 20-year-old woman from Zhejiang province, in eastern China, first started experiencing coughing episodes after pulling out a straw mat […]
Gold Thread Acupuncture – A Bizarre Way to Deal with Pain
From actual snake oil to music therapy, over the years humanity has come up with all sort of bizarre treatments for chronic pain. One of the strangest ones you might have never heard of before is gold thread acupuncture, where tiny gold threads are implanted in the human body. Gold thread acupuncture has long been […]
Man Complaining of Earache Had Whole Family of Cockroaches Living in Ear Canal
A 24-year-old Chinese man who visited a hospital to complain about sharp pain in his right ear was shocked to learn that he had an entire family of cockroaches living in his ear canal. Identified only as “Mr. Lv”, the young man arrived at Sanhe Hospital, in Guangdong Province, southeast China, last month, complaining of […]
Woman Suffers Heart Attack Trying to Explain Math Problem to Son
A 36-year-old mother got so worked up because her son couldn’t understand how to solve a math problem while doing homework that she suffered a heart attack. Parenting in general can get pretty tough, and I can attest that trying to explain math to a child can be frustrating, but according to a recent news […]
Teacher Buys Fake Tuberculosis Diagnosis Online So He Could Take Longer Vacation
An English teacher at a private school in China’s Inner Mongolia region was forced to make a public apology after having bought a fake tuberculosis diagnosis online, just so he could take a longer vacation for China’s National Day. The teacher, identified only as Mr. Du, reportedly paid 470 yuan ($67) for a fake chest […]