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Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome and Chilli Peppers

CAN EATING CHILLI PEPPERS CAUSE RCVS? Biting into the “world’s hottest pepper” sounds painful enough, but for one man who entered a chili-pepper-eating contest, the

July 9, 2021

Medical Trivia: Brain Eating Infection

CAN A NETI POT GIVE YOU A BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA? A woman in Seattle acquired a rare and fatal brain-eating amoeba infection, which may have been

May 24, 2021

Medical Trivia: Lung-Shaped Clots and a Spoon in the Esophagus

LUNG-SHAPED BLOOD CLOT The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the strange tale of a man who coughed up an exact cast of his

March 1, 2021

Medical Trivia: Missing Contact Lens and Garlic Burns

MISSING CONTACT LENS FOUND 28-YEARS LATER While playing badminton one spring day in England, a 14-year-old girl discovered the vision in her one eye to

January 26, 2021

Mrs, But I Thought You Were a Doctor?

Why Are Surgeons in the UK Called Mrs, Ms, Miss, or Mr? Generally speaking, in most parts of the world a doctor is a doctor

November 11, 2020

What do Barbers Have to do With Medicine?

The Barber Pole was Once a Symbol of Surgeons It’s probably no surprise that the history of medicine is a bit bloody and macabre at

November 10, 2020

Medical Trivia: The Amazing Regenerating Body

Constantly Generating New Cells The human body has amazing restorative properties in response to injury, or just the constant turning over of cells through the

October 27, 2020

Medical Trivia: Sheep Blood Transfusions, Mystery Foreign Objects, and Panic Attacks from Buttoning Your Shirt

What do Sheep Have to do with Blood Transfusions? Today blood transfusion is a common life-saving treatment for trauma patients, surgical patients, and others. Jean-Baptiste

October 3, 2020

Medical Trivia: Fishy Eye and Sudoku Seizures

Patient Presents with a “Fishy” Eye Nothing ruins a day at the beach quite like getting a fish bone stuck in your eyeball. Unfortunately, that’s

September 21, 2020

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