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Her Kidney Infections Were Blamed on Fibroids and a Hysterectomy Followed, but a Swallowed Toothpick Was the Cause
A woman had a hysterectomy for infections blamed on fibroids. The real cause was a swallowed toothpick that had bored into her kidney.
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A 2010 Case Where Atrial Fibrillation Stopped During a Rectal Exam Went Viral Again, and a Cardiologist Is Pushing Back
A 2010 case of atrial fibrillation resolving during a rectal exam resurfaced online, and a cardiologist is questioning part of the account.
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A Prized Market Mushroom Makes People See Tiny Marching Figures, and Nobody Can Find the Chemical
DNA sequencing linked identical visions of tiny people in China and the Philippines to a single mushroom that contains no known hallucinogens.
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