February 5, 2019 5-year-old quadruple amputee gearing up for half-marathon after losing limbs to meningitis A 5-year-old girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis before age 1 is gearing up for her first half-marathon, where she’ll be aided around the course by her team members before hopefully finishing the final stretch on her prosthetic legs.
February 1, 2019 Woman suffering from massive tumors on legs facing incurable disorder A Brazilian woman who developed massive tumors on her legs caused by a rare genetic disorder has already undergone several surgeries to remove the growths but said it has damaged her relationships and even caused her to lose her job.
February 1, 2019 Doctors pull pin from girl's stomach after she accidentally swallowed it while talking Doctors managed to pull a long pin from the stomach of a teenage girl after she accidentally swallowed it while talking with it between her teeth.
January 31, 2019 Mailman loses part of finger after dog bites hand through door slot A mailman has lost the tip of his ring finger to a bull terrier after he was attempted to push his customer’s letters through a slot in the front door.
January 30, 2019 New Jersey barbershop owner arrested after botched laser surgery leaves woman with facial scars, cops say New Jersey man has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault and practicing medicine without a license after he allegedly performed laser surgery on a woman that left her with facial scars.
January 29, 2019 'Freak' snowboarding accident left woman with torn pancreas, large scar A snowboarder who survived a freak accident five years ago that caused her pancreas to split in half is back in the gym and spreading a body positivity message after embracing the large scar left on her torso.
January 28, 2019 Brazilian president has surgery to remove colostomy bag Brazil's new far-right president is undergoing surgery to remove the colostomy bag that was put into place after he was stabbed in September.
January 24, 2019 Twins once joined at the head are thriving one year after separation surgery Two North Carolina sisters who were once joined at the head are home and thriving over a year and a half after undergoing an 11-hour separation surgery, which was the culmination of a months-long effort.
January 24, 2019 Drug-resistant infections found in US weight-loss patients after surgery in Mexico Two Arkansas residents and four Utahans are among a cluster of American patients who traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, for an invasive surgical procedure only to return with an antibiotic-resistant infection.
January 22, 2019 Family desperately racing to help boy, 4, with massive, painful facial tumor A family in Zimbabwe is desperately seeking help for their 4-year-old son who has a mango-sized tumor on his face that they say can kill him at any moment.
