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Surgeons Literally Removed This Branch-Shaped Buildup of Bile From Inside A Woman's Body

Surgeons Literally Removed This Branch-Shaped Buildup of Bile From Inside A Woman's Body

She went to the ER after having jaundice for two months.

This Woman's Double Big Toe—Yes, a Toe Within a Toe—Was So Painful She Needed Corrective Surgery

This Woman's Double Big Toe—Yes, a Toe Within a Toe—Was So Painful She Needed Corrective Surgery

This rare deformity resulted in an oversized and painful toe.

Graphic Photo Shows Girl With Lead Lodged in Her Eye After a Classmate Threw a Pencil at Her

Graphic Photo Shows Girl With Lead Lodged in Her Eye After a Classmate Threw a Pencil at Her

She was "just millimeters" away from going blind.

The Strange 'Velvety' Appearance of This Woman's Palms Was Actually a Sign of Lung Cancer

The Strange 'Velvety' Appearance of This Woman's Palms Was Actually a Sign of Lung Cancer

She had a condition called "tripe palms"—and it's extremely rare.

This Man's Toe Started Bleeding After Someone Stepped On It—But It Turned Out to Be a Symptom of Melanoma

This Man's Toe Started Bleeding After Someone Stepped On It—But It Turned Out to Be a Symptom of Melanoma

Reminder: Go to your dermatologist anytime you see any new spots appear on your body.

This Woman's Urine Turned Purple—and That's Actually More Common Than You'd Think

This Woman's Urine Turned Purple—and That's Actually More Common Than You'd Think

But it's just as alarming as it sounds.

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A Severe Sunburn Caused A 16-Year-Old Girl To Develop Protruding Blisters On Her Back

A Severe Sunburn Caused A 16-Year-Old Girl To Develop Protruding Blisters On Her Back

Apparently she was only out in the sun for an hour—and had applied sunscreen.

What Is Penile Ossification, the Condition Causing One Man's Penis to Turn to Bone?

What Is Penile Ossification, the Condition Causing One Man's Penis to Turn to Bone?

Yep, it's as terrifying as it sounds.

A Teenager Was Diagnosed With Schizophrenia—but It Turned Out to Be an Infection From His Cat

A Teenager Was Diagnosed With Schizophrenia—but It Turned Out to Be an Infection From His Cat

What Are Splinter Hemorrhages? Here’s What You Need to Know

What Are Splinter Hemorrhages? Here’s What You Need to Know

This Woman Suffered A Severe Neck Burn After Sleeping On Top Of Her Generic Phone Charger

This Woman Suffered A Severe Neck Burn After Sleeping On Top Of Her Generic Phone Charger

Rare Skin Infection Caused This Man to Have a ‘Double Tongue’

Rare Skin Infection Caused This Man to Have a ‘Double Tongue’

This Man Had a 3-Inch Pair of Tweezers Stuck in His Urethra—But Showed No Symptoms for 4 Years

No one knows how or why the tweezers got stuck.

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This Woman’s Excruciating Stomach Pain Was Actually a Grapefruit-Sized Bladder Stone

This Woman’s Excruciating Stomach Pain Was Actually a Grapefruit-Sized Bladder Stone

Swimming in Contact Lenses Can Cause Vision Loss—Here’s How

Swimming in Contact Lenses Can Cause Vision Loss—Here’s How

The Growths on This Child’s Tongue Led to an Extremely Rare Medullary Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

The Growths on This Child’s Tongue Led to an Extremely Rare Medullary Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

Acupuncture Gone Wrong: This Woman's Lung Collapsed During a Routine Treatment

Acupuncture Gone Wrong: This Woman's Lung Collapsed During a Routine Treatment

This Is What Happens When an E-Cigarette Explodes in Your Mouth

This Is What Happens When an E-Cigarette Explodes in Your Mouth

Can You Inhale Your Tooth While Sleeping? Here's How It Sent One Girl to the Hospital

Can You Inhale Your Tooth While Sleeping? Here's How It Sent One Girl to the Hospital

This Woman Had a Giant Cutaneous Horn Growing Out of Her Thumb—and Doctors Aren't Sure Why

This Woman Had a Giant Cutaneous Horn Growing Out of Her Thumb—and Doctors Aren't Sure Why

Valley Fever Fungus Caused the Huge Lesion on This Man’s Tongue

Valley Fever Fungus Caused the Huge Lesion on This Man’s Tongue

This Woman Thought She Had a Brain Tumor, but It Was Actually a Tapeworm

This Woman Thought She Had a Brain Tumor, but It Was Actually a Tapeworm

Two Maggots Burrowed in This Woman’s Scalp While She Was on Vacation—Here’s How That Happens

Two Maggots Burrowed in This Woman’s Scalp While She Was on Vacation—Here’s How That Happens

This Woman Had a Hernia in Her Groin that Enveloped Her Ovary

This Woman Had a Hernia in Her Groin that Enveloped Her Ovary

The Bulge In This Man’s Torso Turned Out to Be a Huge Aortic Aneurysm

The Bulge In This Man’s Torso Turned Out to Be a Huge Aortic Aneurysm

Doctors Removed a Tick From This Boy’s Eardrum After He Complained of a Buzzing Noise in His Right Ear

Doctors Removed a Tick From This Boy’s Eardrum After He Complained of a Buzzing Noise in His Right Ear

A Flesh-Eating Bacteria Destroyed This Man's Hand After He Was Pricked By a Fishing Hook

A Flesh-Eating Bacteria Destroyed This Man's Hand After He Was Pricked By a Fishing Hook

Viral Photo Shows Rare Disease That Made a Woman's Gums Look Exactly Like Strawberries

Viral Photo Shows Rare Disease That Made a Woman's Gums Look Exactly Like Strawberries

A Poisonous Spider Bite Left This 9-Year-Old Boy With a Gaping Hole in His Leg

A Poisonous Spider Bite Left This 9-Year-Old Boy With a Gaping Hole in His Leg

This Man Died After Developing Huge Lesions on His Skin From Rectal Cancer

This Man Died After Developing Huge Lesions on His Skin From Rectal Cancer

The Huge Bump on This Man's Eye Turned Out to Be a Rare Complication of Cataract Surgery

The Huge Bump on This Man's Eye Turned Out to Be a Rare Complication of Cataract Surgery

18-Year-Old Suffering Seizures Dies After Tapeworm Eggs Infect His Brain

18-Year-Old Suffering Seizures Dies After Tapeworm Eggs Infect His Brain

This Photo of a Bloody Hole in a Man’s Head From Skin Cancer Is a Serious Wake-Up Call

This Photo of a Bloody Hole in a Man’s Head From Skin Cancer Is a Serious Wake-Up Call

This Man Came Down With a Life-Threatening Infection From Cleaning His Ear With a Cotton Swab

This Man Came Down With a Life-Threatening Infection From Cleaning His Ear With a Cotton Swab

This 84-Year-Old Man's Fingers and Toes Turned Black Because of Inflammation In His Arteries

This 84-Year-Old Man's Fingers and Toes Turned Black Because of Inflammation In His Arteries