Malaria Outbreak Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany After Mosquito Sneaks Aboard Plane
A plane’s accidental mosquito cargo seems to have caused a deadly outbreak of malaria in an unexpected place—Germany.…
A 15-Year-Old’s Cannabis ‘Scromiting’ Got So Bad His Brain Started Shutting Down
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)—a condition linked to frequent cannabis use that causes constant bouts of vomiting—is a nightmare…
Man Takes Testosterone, Starts Hearing Voices
One 45-year-old man’s decision to start taking synthetic testosterone seems to have led to a rare, peculiar side…
California Woman Donated Breast Milk on Social Media Right Before Testing Positive for HIV
A California woman’s gesture of donating her breast milk could have had serious and potentially life-changing consequences. In…
Vets Traced a Lemur’s Fatal Herpes Infection Back to a Yoga Class
One human’s harmless virus can be another animal’s worst nightmare, as a recent report well illustrates. Veterinary researchers…
A Mother Got So Happy at Her Daughter’s Wedding That She Ended Up Hospitalized
There are likely few moments more joyous in a parent’s life than seeing their children get married. Unfortunately,…
California Man’s Eyelid Bump Turned Out To Be a Worm Never Before Seen in the US
A 74-year-old California man’s insect bite led to something much more horrifying than an annoying itch: a parasitic…
Tainted Jerky Caused an Outbreak of Bear Worms
Beef jerky can be a delicious treat. But a recent report illustrates why you should be cautious about…
Man’s Suspected Brain Cancer Turns Out to Be Something Much Creepier
There might not be a more horrifying good-news, bad-news scenario than this recent report from doctors in Spain.…
Man Gets Horrific Case of Diarrhea After Overdosing on Experimental GLP-1
Using an experimental drug sold over the internet to lose weight is an inherently risky gamble. That’s a…
Black Gunk Found in Man’s Lungs Exposes an Even Darker Side of Wildfire Smoke
A case report out this month starkly illustrates the damage forest fires can do to our lungs. Doctors…
Antibiotics Turned This Woman’s Limbs Into an Unsettling Horrorshow
A woman’s skin care treatment inadvertently turned into its own nightmare. A recent case report describes how she…