A Woman Passed a Uterus-Shaped Piece of Tissue Without the Hormone Drugs Often Linked to It
A 36-year-old woman shed her uterine lining as one intact, womb-shaped cast, a rare event doctors say happened without any hormone drugs.
A Routine Checkup Murmur Led Doctors to a Child’s Sword-Shaped Lung Vein and a Hidden Liver Shunt
A child with no symptoms had a heart murmur. Scans revealed scimitar syndrome, a rare lung vein defect, plus an unexpected shunt inside the liver.
Only a Newborn’s Right Side Turned Blue, and Doctors Traced the Split to a Rare Aortic Arch
A newborn's right arm, chest, and upper belly turned blue while the rest stayed pink. Toronto doctors traced it to a rare aortic arch layout.
A Newborn’s Swollen Scrotum Looked Like Fluid, but It Was Air Escaping From a Hole in His Colon
A day-old boy's scrotal swelling first looked like a harmless hydrocele. Scans later traced it to air leaking from a 2- to 3-cm hole in his colon.
A Woman Folded Blankets and Wiped Tables in Her Sleep Until Surgeons Removed a Rare Pancreas Growth
A 58-year-old woman's 4 a.m. chores and shouting looked like a sleep disorder. Severe low blood sugar and a rare pancreatic hamartoma were found.
Plano COVID Testing Clinics Agree to Pay $20 Million Over Allegations Nasal Swabs Were Billed as Office Visits
Heal 360 clinics in Plano will pay $20 million in claims for COVID nasal swabs that were billed as office visits. How the uninsured program was billed.
PhRMA Sues to Block Medicare GLOBE Model Tying Some Part B Drug Rebates to Prices in 19 Countries
PhRMA sued to block Medicare's GLOBE model tying Part B drug rebates to 19 countries. What the case means for Original Medicare patients' costs.
Houston Physician Indicted in Alleged $30 Million Scheme Billing Federal COVID Program for Office Visits That Never Happened
A Houston doctor faces fraud charges over an alleged $30 million scheme billing a federal COVID program for uninsured patients. What the case alleges.
Chicken Wrap Brand Behind 38 E. coli Illnesses Remains Unnamed as Listeria and Salmonella Outbreak Sources Stay Unidentified
E. coli illnesses tied to chicken wraps rose to 38, but no brand or state is named. Why does the FDA withhold outbreak details, and which symptoms matter?
Okaloosa Mandatory Evacuation Covers Zones A and B as Hurricane Isaias Threatens 5- to 7-Foot Storm Surge
Okaloosa County ordered Zones A and B to evacuate as Hurricane Isaias nears. Shelter sites, special needs registration, and surge risks are explained.