We all know what it’s like to feel bloated. Maybe you’ve even had to seek medical care because of that awful feeling. That’s what happened to a 66-year-old man featured in a case report published today by the New England Journal of Medicine. We’re guessing that when this patient went …
Read More »The Bulge in This Man's Stomach Turned Out to Be a Condition That Could Have Killed Him
We all know what it’s like to feel bloated. Maybe you’ve even had to seek medical care because of that awful feeling. That’s what happened to a 66-year-old man featured in a case report published today by the New England Journal of Medicine. We’re guessing that when this patient went …
Read More »This Man Died After a Yeast Infection—in His Heart
Warning: Put down your lunch before reading this. You’ve probably never seen an image of a yeast infection blocking a heart valve—and it’s a sight. Newly detailed in today’s New England Journal of Medicine is the case of a 76-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure, a condition …
Read More »This Man Died After a Yeast Infection—in His Heart
Warning: Put down your lunch before reading this. You’ve probably never seen an image of a yeast infection blocking a heart valve—and it’s a sight. Newly detailed in today’s New England Journal of Medicine is the case of a 76-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure, a condition …
Read More »This 36-Year-Old Literally Coughed Up His Lung Before He Died
After a terrible coughing fit, you’ve probably brushed it off by saying, “I thought I was going to cough up a lung." You were exaggerating, of course. But it turns out you really can cough up a lung, or at least a clot that's formed into a mold of one. …
Read More »This 36-Year-Old Literally Coughed Up His Lung Before He Died
After a terrible coughing fit, you’ve probably brushed it off by saying, “I thought I was going to cough up a lung." You were exaggerating, of course. But it turns out you really can cough up a lung, or at least a clot that's formed into a mold of one. …
Read More »Queen Latifah's Mother Lived 14 Years With Heart Failure. Here's Why the Condition Is No Longer a Death Sentence
Queen Latifah’s mother, Rita Owens, has died after living with heart failure for 14 years, the actress and singer said yesterday. Owens, 69, was diagnosed with the cardiovascular condition in 2006, and filmed a PSA with her daughter in 2015 about “rising above” heart failure. In a statement to People, …
Read More »Queen Latifah's Mother Lived 14 Years With Heart Failure. Here's Why the Condition Is No Longer a Death Sentence
Queen Latifah’s mother, Rita Owens, has died after living with heart failure for 14 years, the actress and singer said yesterday. Owens, 69, was diagnosed with the cardiovascular condition in 2006, and filmed a PSA with her daughter in 2015 about “rising above” heart failure. In a statement to People, …
Read More »Here's How Alcohol Withdrawal Can Lead to Heart Failure
True Blood star Nelsan Ellis struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for years before his untimely death, according to a statement released Monday by the actor's manager, on behalf of his family. Ellis, who played fan favorite Lafayette on the HBO series, died of heart failure on July 8, at …
Read More »Here's How Alcohol Withdrawal Can Lead to Heart Failure
True Blood star Nelsan Ellis struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for years before his untimely death, according to a statement released Monday by the actor's manager, on behalf of his family. Ellis, who played fan favorite Lafayette on the HBO series, died of heart failure on July 8, at …
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