Man Born Without Testicles Gets One From His Twin So He Can Have Biological Kids
The rare operation was meant to stabilize the man’s irregular testosterone levels, make his genitals feel more comfortable, and allow him to have biological kids....
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Americans Are So Poor They’re Selling Their Own Blood At Record Rates
Forty percent of Americans can’t pay for basic needs like food, housing, or healthcare. And so one industry has stepped in to harvest the most...
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‘CrazyMothers’ Anti-Vax Group Wants Us To Stop Saying ‘Anti-Vax’ Because It ‘Marginalizes Women’
The internet naturally responded with alternative names like “plague enthusiasts.” Crazymothers.infoThe founder of the group Crazymothers, Hillary Simpson, frequently ends her posts with #DoYourResearch. Do...
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A Baby Was Born ‘Pregnant’ With Her Own Twin And Needed A C-Section To Remove It
Fetus in fetu is an extremely rare condition that occurs when one fetus is absorbed by its own sibling in the womb. PixabayMónica Vega’s baby...
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World’s First Male Birth Control Injection Could Be Available In Six Months
The contraceptive called RISUG — reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance — is currently pending approval in India. The product is injected near the testicles...
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The Vibrant Life Of Rocky Dennis, The Boy Whose Rare Deformity Inspired The Film ‘Mask’
Rocky Dennis’ extremely rare condition was expected to kill him before he turned seven. Instead, he survived well into his teenage years and lived a...
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How A Criminal Underworld Of Body-Snatching Corpse Robbers Galvanized Modern Medicine
Body snatching at the dawn of the Scientific Revolution was so lucrative that some career graverobbers actually murdered people to satisfy the market. On April...
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Terminally Ill Scientist Bio-Hacks His Own Body To Become ‘World’s First Full Cyborg’
When doctors told Dr. Scott-Morgan that he would be dead by the end of 2019, he was determined to prove them wrong. TwitterThe British roboticist...
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Florida Man Lodges Eight-Inch Screwdriver Inside His Rectum — And Loses Part Of His Buttocks In The Process
The screwdriver was buried deep enough that it had already pierced the man’s large intestine. Youssef Shaban et alA CT scan showed that the Florida...
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A Man Tried To Smuggle Pot Inside His Nose — But Then He Got It Stuck There For 18 Years
The man had multiple sinus infections and nosebleeds before a CT scan finally revealed the forgotten bag of weed. BMJ Case ReportsThe man had forgotten...
