79 Weird And Interesting Medical Facts That Turned Out To Be True

Key Points:

• The World Health Organization highlights the significant harm caused by health misinformation online, which spreads rapidly on social media and can increase vaccine hesitancy, fear, and delays in care during crises.
• Certain surprising medical facts include that cartilage in the ear does not regrow after injury, the liver can regenerate after donation, and the brain has no pain receptors, enabling awake brain surgery.
• Unique physiological phenomena include the ability to smell one’s own lungs but the brain ignoring the scent, the immune system not recognizing the eyes, and the existence of rare conditions like auto-brewery syndrome and cold urticaria.
• Some medical practices and discoveries are notable, such as the use of leeches and maggots for wound care, piggyback heart transplants where the old heart remains, and that kidney transplants add a new kidney without removing the old one.
• Social and biological insights include that women have stronger immune systems, twins share a unique bond, and cultural beliefs affect perceptions of mental illness, while medical bias against African Americans in pain management persists.