A man developed painful swelling in his right middle finger and right big toe over the course of six weeks, causing the digits to take on a club-like shape. It turned out that the strange swelling was a rare sign of cancer that had spread through his body. Prior to developing the swelling, the 55-year-old had been diagnosed with metastatic …
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Unarmed Alabama man’s death ruled a homicide after police officer kneeled on his neck
The death of an unarmed 52-year-old man who died after an Alabama police officer kneeled on his neck was ruled a homicide by a county coroner, according to an official autopsy reviewed by The Associated Press. The finding led lawyers representing Phillip Reeder’s family on Monday to compare his death to that of George Floyd in 2020. The report issued …
Read More »Man’s kidneys clogged with hundreds of stones at 35
The scan revealed both kidneys were nearly filled with hundreds of tiny stones. “They were packed together like corn kernels,” Luc said Wednesday. The patient, an IT engineer from Phu Tho Province, frequently stayed up late, substituted sugary drinks for water, and led a sedentary lifestyle. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with kidney stones after experiencing abdominal pain and …
Read More »Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection
A 51-year-old man showed up at a hospital in Germany looking as though he was wasting away, with swelling and tenderness in his ankles and knees. Then, his heart stopped. Doctors were able to resuscitate him. Then, they got to work trying to figure out what was wrong. The man told them that for three months he had been suffering …
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