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Health's look at the rarest medical conditions—and sometimes freak accidents—that will probably never happen to you, but you still want to read about.
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Should You Worry About 'Restless Anus Syndrome' After Contracting COVID-19?
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Blackened Fingers—How Do They Happen?
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Two Maggots Burrowed in This Woman's Scalp While She Was on Vacation—Here's How That Happens
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A Severe Sunburn Caused A 16-Year-Old Girl To Develop Protruding Blisters On Her Back
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The Strange 'Velvety' Appearance of This Woman's Palms Was Actually a Sign of Lung Cancer
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This Woman's Double Big Toe Was So Painful She Needed Corrective Toe Surgery
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A Teenager Was Diagnosed With Schizophrenia—but It Turned Out to Be Cat Scratch Fever
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Swimming in Contact Lenses Can Cause Vision Loss—Here's How
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Surgeons Literally Removed This Branch-Shaped Buildup of Bile From Inside A Woman's Body
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What Are Splinter Hemorrhages of the Nails?
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This Man Died After Developing Huge Lesions on His Skin From Rectal Cancer
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Methemoglobinemia - The Rare Disorder That Turned One Woman's Blood Blue
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Viral Photo Shows Rare Disease Strawberry Gingivitis