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This Woman’s Siberian Husky Has Detected Her Cancer Three Times

“I owe my life to that dog. She’s really been a godsend to me. She has never been wrong.”

By Bernadette Deron • Dec 4, 2018

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This Woman’s Siberian Husky Has Detected Her Cancer Three Times

“I owe my life to that dog. She’s really been a godsend to me. She has never been wrong.”

By Bernadette Deron • December 4, 2018

Woman’s Three-Year ‘Pregnancy’ Was Actually A 57-Pound Cyst

"Looking at me, anyone would have assumed I was nine months pregnant."

By Leah Silverman • Dec 3, 2018

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Woman’s Three-Year ‘Pregnancy’ Was Actually A 57-Pound Cyst

"Looking at me, anyone would have assumed I was nine months pregnant."

By Leah Silverman • December 3, 2018

Record-Setting Face Transplant Gives California Man New Lease On Life

Eleven months ago, Cameron Underwood was without most of his lower jaw, his nose, and all but one of this teeth.

By John Kuroski • Nov 30, 2018

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Record-Setting Face Transplant Gives California Man New Lease On Life

Eleven months ago, Cameron Underwood was without most of his lower jaw, his nose, and all but one of this teeth.

By John Kuroski • November 30, 2018

Phony Dr. John Brinkley Healed People With Goat Testicles — And Made $12 Million Doing It

In 1923, Dr. John Brinkley broadcast that he had found a cure-all for impotence and insanity alike in goat testicles — until it was discovered that he was, in fact, a quack.

By Mark Oliver • Nov 26, 2018

Phony Dr. John Brinkley Healed People With Goat Testicles — And Made $12 Million Doing It

In 1923, Dr. John Brinkley broadcast that he had found a cure-all for impotence and insanity alike in goat testicles — until it was discovered that he was, in fact, a quack.

By Mark Oliver • November 26, 2018

The True Story Behind The Failed Psychological Experiment Of The Three Christs of Ypsilanti

Dr. Milton Rokeach forced three men who all believed themselves to be the Messiah to live together for two years in an effort to bring them out of their irrationality. But what Rokeach learned had little to do with the men themselves.

By Leah Silverman • Nov 6, 2018

The True Story Behind The Failed Psychological Experiment Of The Three Christs of Ypsilanti

Dr. Milton Rokeach forced three men who all believed themselves to be the Messiah to live together for two years in an effort to bring them out of their irrationality. But what Rokeach learned had little to do with the men themselves.

By Leah Silverman • November 6, 2018

New York Man Dies After Contracting Mad-Cow-Like Disease From Eating Squirrel Brains

The extremely rare brain disease has had only four confirmed cases in the United States— but this could be the fifth.

By Bernadette Deron • Oct 18, 2018

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New York Man Dies After Contracting Mad-Cow-Like Disease From Eating Squirrel Brains

The extremely rare brain disease has had only four confirmed cases in the United States— but this could be the fifth.

By Bernadette Deron • October 18, 2018

Dog With Orange-Sized Tumor On Her Head Gets A New 3D-Printed Skull — And A Second Chance At Life

The procedure to remove Patches' deadly tumor and replace part of her skull with a 3D-printed cap had never been done before in North America.

By Caroline Redmond • Sep 25, 2018

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Dog With Orange-Sized Tumor On Her Head Gets A New 3D-Printed Skull — And A Second Chance At Life

The procedure to remove Patches' deadly tumor and replace part of her skull with a 3D-printed cap had never been done before in North America.

By Caroline Redmond • September 25, 2018

25 Weird Phobias That Some People Actually Have

You may think you have some irrational fears, but wait until you read about these weird phobias — which are more common than you probably thought.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 8, 2018

25 Weird Phobias That Some People Actually Have

You may think you have some irrational fears, but wait until you read about these weird phobias — which are more common than you probably thought.

By Erin Kelly • September 8, 2018

Petrus Gonsalvus And The Real Beauty And The Beast Story

How Petrus Gonsalvus made it into the French royal court and married Lady Catherine to live out the real Beauty and the Beast story.

By John Kuroski • Aug 15, 2018

Petrus Gonsalvus And The Real Beauty And The Beast Story

How Petrus Gonsalvus made it into the French royal court and married Lady Catherine to live out the real Beauty and the Beast story.

By John Kuroski • August 15, 2018

Terminally Ill Children, 9 And 11, Granted Euthanasia In Belgium

The children's deaths came out in a report on euthanasia in Belgium stating that 4,337 people were euthanized in the country in total between 2016 and 2017.

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 8, 2018

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Terminally Ill Children, 9 And 11, Granted Euthanasia In Belgium

The children's deaths came out in a report on euthanasia in Belgium stating that 4,337 people were euthanized in the country in total between 2016 and 2017.

By Caroline Redmond • August 8, 2018