Nearly Every Broken Thighbone Sends Fat into the Blood, but Weight May Help Decide Who Gets Sick
Fat enters the blood in most thighbone fractures but rarely causes illness. A finger-injury case adds to the evidence that obesity raises the risk.
Her Arteries Looked Dangerously Blocked Until a Nitrate Injection Cleared Them, and Too Much Thyroid Medicine Was Implicated
Two severe-looking artery blockages vanished after a nitrate injection. Doctors blamed an artery spasm linked to too much thyroid medicine.
Surgeons Expecting Appendicitis Found a 13-Centimeter Cancerous Testicle Twisted Inside a Young Man’s Abdomen
Surgeons expecting appendicitis found a normal appendix and a twisted, cancerous undescended testicle in a 27-year-old man's abdomen.
A Crushed Finger and Thumb Put a 43-Year-Old on a Ventilator as Fat Reached His Lungs
Hours after surgery on a crushed finger and thumb, a man's lungs began failing. Doctors found fat droplets in fluid washed from his airways.
His Heart Raced to 200 Beats Whenever He Lay Flat or on His Left Side, and Rolling Right Stopped It
A man's dangerous heart rhythm struck when he lay flat or on his left side and stopped when he rolled onto his right. Doctors traced it to the moderator band.
Wyoming, Utah and Arizona Among 14 States Sharing $11.2 Million for Rural Residencies, but Doctors Are Years Away
HHS awarded $11.2 million to plan 15 rural medical residencies in 14 states. Here is where the money goes and when new doctors may arrive.
Adventist Health Sonora Agrees to Pay $18.5 Million to Seven Women Who Alleged Abuse by Former Physical Therapist
Adventist Health Sonora will pay $18.5 million to seven women who alleged that a former physical therapist abused them. What patients should know.
UNC Health Pardee Opens 23-Bed Teen Psychiatric Unit in Hendersonville, Giving Western North Carolina Families a Closer Option
Pardee's new 23-bed unit in Hendersonville treats teens ages 13 to 17 in mental health crisis. Here is who it serves and how referrals work.
Chicago Shelter Measles Outbreak Cost $8.7 Million in Under Eight Weeks, with Hospital Isolation and Vaccination Driving Costs
A CDC-led study puts a 2024 Chicago shelter measles outbreak at $8.7 million, or $152,636 per case. See where the money went and what it means.
INMO Air3 Smart Glasses Recalled After Left Temple Overheating Reports, and Owners Need Software Update V3.16 Before Reuse
About 1,643 INMO Air3 smart glasses are being recalled because the left temple can overheat. Owners should stop using them and get the free V3.16 update.