The Curious Case of a Belgian Woman Who Temporarily Thought She Was a Chicken
Doctors at KU Leuven University in Belgium recently reported the bizarre case of a 54-year-old woman who was convinced she was a chicken and temporarily behaved like one. The married woman, whose name was not revealed, reportedly had a stable job at a pharmacy and had no history of drug or alcohol abuse before the […]
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 […]
Controversy Surrounds Woman Who Allegedly Cries Solid Crystal Tears
A 22-year-old Armenian woman who supposedly cries up to 50 jagged-edged crystal tears every day has been accused of faking her “biochemically and anatomically impossible” condition by placing glass shards in her eye sockets. For most people, crying is the result of great pain or suffering, but for Satenik Kazaryan, a young woman from the […]
Head Injury Causes Teen’s Memory to Reset Every Two Hours
For the past three months, Riley Horner, a teenage girl from Illinois, has been waking up every morning thinking it’s June 11. To make matters worse, her memory resets every couple of hours, so she can’t even remember things she did or people she met that very day. Riley’s troubles began after she got accidentally […]
Rare Condition Allows Woman to Hear Her Own Blood Rushing Through Her Veins
Gemma Cairns, a 32-year-old woman from Scotland, can’t remember the last time she experienced total silence. Even in the absence of outside noises, she can hear everything going on inside her body, from blood pumping through her veins, to the movements of her eyes. Cairns has been able to hear noises coming from inside her […]
Woman Loses Her Voice for 12 Years After Accidentally Swallowing a Coin
Marie McCreadie was just 13 years old when she lost her voice to what doctors could only assume was a freak virus. 12 years later, she was shocked to discover that her sudden loss of voice had been caused by an old coin stuck between her vocal coins, which prevented them from vibrating. This is […]
Misophonia – The Rare Condition That Makes Certain Sounds Unbearable for Sufferers
Imagine hearing someone chewing a piece of bubble gum loudly and being overwhelmed by a feeling of anger, disgust or panic. Sounds like loud chewing or slurping can be hard to put up with for most of us, but for people suffering from a rare condition called misophonia, it’s virtually impossible. Misophonia, also known as […]
Mysterious Condition Causes Dog to Tense Up and Fall Over Whenever He Gets Too Excited
Peter, a one-year-old cocker spaniel from Sheffield, in the UK, has earned the nickname “Fainting Pete” due to his bizarre habit of suddenly stiffening and falling over whenever he gets to excited or nervous. Peter’s owners, Emma Clayton and Oliver Broomhead, adopted him from a family who could no longer look take care of him. […]
Mysterious Condition Causes Middle-Aged Woman’s Breasts to Grow Uncontrollably
A 46-year old Thai woman recently issued a public cry for help after her breasts suddenly started to grow a few months ago, leaving her unable to work or even move around without using crutches. Thai media recently presented the case of Lam Phrai Si Nuan, a 46-year-old woman from a village in the country’s Phitsanulok province, […]
Woman Passes Out After Splitting Headache, Forgets the Last 40 Years of Her Life
A 56-year-old woman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been diagnosed with Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) after a terrible headache apparently caused her to completely forget the last 38 years of her life. One day in early October of last year, Kim Denicola was leaving a bible study at a local church when she called her husband to […]
Man’s Presumed Brain Tumor Miraculously Disappears a Day Before Scheduled Surgery
A California man’s unexpected recovery has left doctor’s baffled. A day before his scheduled surgery to have a presumed brain tumor removed, a final head CT exam showed that the mass in his brain had miraculously disappeared. Paul Wood, a resident of Lodi, in California, started complaining of excruciating headaches and dizziness several months ago, […]
Rare Medical Condition Causes Vietnamese Girl to Sweat Blood
An 11-year-old girl was recently admitted at the Quy Hoa National Leprosy Dermatology Hospital, in Vietnam, under suspicion of suffering from hematidrosis, a very rare medical condition in which people sweat blood. The young girl, identified only as N., to protect her privacy, allegedly started sweating blood three or four months ago, when her parents claim […]
Vanishing Bones Disease – Mysterious Condition Causes Sufferers’ Bones to Slowly Disappear
Despite the amazing scientific advances we have made in the last century, there are still many medical cases that can’t be fully explained. Vanishing Bones Syndrome sounds like something straight out of an episode of House MD, but doctors at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in Scotland encountered a case of this bizarre condition in […]
Resignation Syndrome – The Mysterious Condition Affecting Refugee Children in Sweden
In Sweden, hundreds of refugee children are reportedly suffering from a strange condition known as “resignation syndrome”. These children fall into a coma-like state; they don’t eat, speak, or even open their eyes. Sufferers of resignation syndrome are often left bedbound for years at a time. Their appearances suggest they have been involved in some […]
The Tragic Case of a 25-Year-Old Man Stuck in the Body of a 12-Year-Old Boy
25-year-old Tomasz Nadolski, from Wroclaw, Poland, suffers from a rare and cruel disease that has not only made his life a living hell, but also left him stuck in the underdeveloped body of a 12-year-old boy. Tomasz’s health problems began when he was only 7-years-old. He would throw up after every meal and experience excruciating […]