Olivia Farnsworth: The strange girl who doesn’t feel hunger, pain or need to sleep!
Medics and Olivia Farnsworth's family are astonished by her rare chromosome condition, specifically a deletion on chromosome 6.
Medical Science
Patient shocked surgeons with green blood like Star Trek’s Mr Spock
In October 2005, surgeons operating on a 42-year-old Canadian man at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital got a shock when they discovered dark-green blood coursing through his arteries, like Star Trek’s…
J. Marion Sims: The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ performed shocking experiments on slaves
James Marion Sims ― A man of science of enormous controversy, since although he was an eminence in the field of medicine and more precisely in that of gynecology, for…
What happens to our memories when we die?
In the past, it was assumed that brain activity ceases when the heart stops. However, researchers have found that within thirty seconds after death, the brain releases protective chemicals that…
Foreign accent syndrome: A British woman woke up in the hospital, and she had a Chinese accent
As you might already know, severe migraines can put a damper on your daily plans. But as one UK woman discovered, they can also change your life forever. In April…
Spontaneous human combustion: Can humans be consumed by fire spontaneously?
In December 1966, the body of Dr. John Irving Bentley, 92, was discovered in Pennsylvania, next to the consumption electricity meter of his home. In fact, only part of his…
20 chilling unsolved mysteries that will leave you scared!
You may have heard about hundreds of unsolved mysteries, but only a few that gave you the real chills. Here’s a collection that you are searching for, some creepy unsolved…
The strange death of Gloria Ramirez, the ‘Toxic Lady’ of Riverside
On the evening of February 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez, a 31-year-old mother of two, was rushed to the emergency room at Riverside General Hospital in Riverside, California. Ramirez, a patient…
Jason Padgett – the salesman who turned into a ‘maths genius’ after head injury
In 2002, two men attacked Jason Padgett — a furniture salesman from Tacoma, Washington, who had very little interest in academics — outside a karaoke bar, leaving him with a…
50 most interesting and bizarre medical facts you won’t believe are true
From peculiar conditions and extraordinary treatments to bizarre anatomical quirks, these facts will challenge your concept of what is true and possible in the realm of medicine.
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