Surgeons remove ‘the largest ever KIDNEY’ weighing 16lbs from a 56-year-old man in India after they found it swollen and covered with cysts Medics at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi spent two hours removing organ A healthy kidney weighs between 125g to 170g in men – less than half a pound Patient suffering […]
The Original 'Marlboro Man' Has Passed Away at 90
Robert “Bob” Norris, who played the famous Marlboro Man in cigarette ads for 12 years, has died. Norris passed away at his ranch in Colorado Springs at the age of 90. The Marlboro Man was conceived by cigarette company Philip Morris & Co. and advertising giant Leo Burnett, with the aim of promoting filtered cigarettes […]
This Man Had a 3-Inch Pair of Tweezers Stuck in His Urethra—But Showed No Symptoms for 4 Years
A 22-year-old man recently presented to an emergency room in Saudi Arabia for a highly unusual reason: He admitted to having inserted tweezers into his urethra four long years ago. According to a May 2019 report in Urology Case Reports that's now gone viral, attending physicians were surprised not only by the placement of the three-inch tweezers, but […]
Man buys 'zero-waste' bamboo toothbrushes but they arrive wrapped in plastic
The irony of eco-friendly products being delivered in wasteful packaging is lost on no one. Even a book about scrapping plastic arrives in unnecessary plastic, which can make buyers feel fed up. One man who purchased non-plastic toothbrushes was disappointed to find them wrapped in plastic. And to top if off, each brush was individually […]
Man shows off ileostomy bag at Pride and says the day is about being yourself
Kevin Robinson, 29, has lived with Crohn’s disease since he was 14. In 2015, his large intestine was removed and he was given a stoma – a hole in the tummy where waste is diverted into an ileostomy bag. For years, he hid his ileostomy bag and avoided tight fitting clothing or anything that would […]
Man, 21, has a ‘mechanical heart’ fitted to treat his heart failure
Fitness fanatic, 21, has a ‘mechanical heart’ fitted after the failure of his organ ‘became too severe to wait for a life-saving transplant’ Greg Marshall developed a ‘chest infection’ and ‘asthma’ at the end of 2016 Diagnosed with heart failure after he suddenly collapsed in a car park Pacemaker failed, forcing Mr Marshall to have […]
Deaf man adopts deaf dog and teaches him commands with sign language
‘He is ALWAYS up for an adventure and is just an all around eager to please little man! He is working on mastering his hand signals and doing great! a very smart little man!’ Emerson was taken in my rescue centre NFR Maine and at eight weeks, he was fighting for his life. He started […]
This Man Was Circumcised By Mistake When He Went to the Doctor to Get His Bladder Checked
Just about everyone knows Miley Cyrus’ famous lyric, “Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody has those days.” Yeah, it’s super inspiring and all, but some people who should not take comfort in Miley’s motto. I’m looking at you, doctors. Cue the story of a British man who went into the hospital to have his bladder checked—but instead left with a circumcised penis because doctors […]
Touching video reveals paralysed 24-year-old’s morning routine
The reality of paralysis: Touching time-lapse video shows a day in the life of paralysed man, 24, as he is hoisted out of bed, washed and dressed by his loving parents Zack Collie, from Newport Beach in California, injured his neck when he was 15 A candid video has revealed the help he needs with […]
Man who lost all his limbs from a dog’s lick vows to walk again
Man who lost all his limbs to bacteria from his dog’s saliva vows to walk again with prosthetics WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Greg Manteufel, 48, from West Bend, Wisconsin, developed flu-like symptoms and bruising on his arms and legs in June He went to the hospital where he was told he had a blood infection from […]