25 Medical Posts That Remind Us Of The Remarkable Nature Of The Human Body
Our evolving knowledge of the human body has helped us overcome hurdles that once would have proved fatal. Advances in medicine and science, particularly from experts’ perspectives, reveal remarkable progress. Healthcare professionals observe and treat both internal and external conditions, leading to insights that are often unusual and deeply fascinating.
Typically, we’re tethered to our bodies for life—but medical breakthroughs sometimes let us transcend those limits. The more we understand about ourselves, the better we can care for our “temples.” To deepen that understanding, we’ve gathered memorable stories from doctors, nurses, and medical practitioners sharing their most remarkable discoveries on the job. Scroll below to read through a few stories of medical marvels, wonders, and curiosities from the r/Medical subreddit that offer unfiltered glimpses into the world of healthcare.
#1 Update: Reddit Called My Scoliosis With My Ribs! Went And Got An Xray And The Doctor Confirmed. Ive Got Physiotherapy Tomorrow. Thanks Reddit :)
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#2 Blood Collected From A 34 Yo Man Today
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#3 If My Icu Patients Forget For Just A Few Minutes That They’re Stuck In Icu Over Christmas, Then It Was All Worth It
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#4 Soldiers Saluting To Doctors Returning From Wuhan
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#5 Doctor Told Me That My Raynaud’s Should Be In A Medical Textbook
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#6 Is That Actually True?
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#7 I Had A Stroke Last Week, Walking With A Cane Now. 30 Years Old. Happy To Be Alive
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#8 This Came From My Girlfriends Nose And She Coughed It Up, What Is This??
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It’s a nasal polyp.
#9 Sooo Guys We Did It I’m Cancer Free
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#10 One Year Ago Today I Got A New Heart! Forever Grateful To My Donor & Donor Family. To My Heart Transplant Team, Doctors And Nurses., You Rock!!!
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#11 Doctor’s Handwriting, In A Nutshell
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#12 17m : Was Diagnosed With Ewing’s Sarcoma. Going To Get A Port A Cath In My Arm On Monday As Well As A Bone Marrow Biopsy And Will Hopefully Start Chemo On Tuesday. Wish Me Luck!
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#13 My Friend With Allergic Reaction Due To His Hay Fever (He Calls This Condition Fish-Face)
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#14 My Dads New Leg, One Of Australias First, The Nut Is Screwed Into His Bone Inside His Leg,
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#15 It Just Works
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#16 A Dissection Display Of The Entire Peripheral Nervous System
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#17 Ever Wondered What A (Esophagus) Tumor Looks Like? 7 Rounds Of Chemo, And This Is The Progress
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#18 Gnarly Skin Rash I Got From Taking Antibiotics For Mono
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#19 Cottonmouth Snake Bite Resulting In Medi Flight To Ou Medical Center
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#20 Thought You Good People Might Like To See My New C5/C6 Disc
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#21 Thought You Guys Would Enjoy My Brusitis, Since Every Person That Looked At It In The Hospital Strangly Enjoyed It
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#22 Fell And Woke Up Like This
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#23 An Anatomy Pinball Machine
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#24 My First Hearing Aid That I Got 7 Years Ago!
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#25 GF Said Y’all Might Be Interested In Seeing What Infected Poison Ivy Looks Like
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