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Russian man saws off his own leg while high on ‘zombie drug’ spice Graphic pictures showed the man lying on a hospital bed clutching his stump The 29-year-old sawed off his own leg after taking spice in Prokopyevsk, Russia Shocking images were taken as he was transferred to a general hospital By Luke Andrews For … Read more
A girl who beat bone cancer and had surgery to reattach her foot backwards is more active than ever before. Amelia Eldred, nine, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma – the most common type of bone cancer – in August 2017. Doctors amputated her knee and part of her leg, then re-attached her foot and heel joints back-to-front … Read more
A mother who had liposuction to remove fat from her swollen legs claims she was left with a gaping hole by a bungling doctor. Marie Allen, 42, has spent more than £25,000 on skin grafts to treat the wound that was so large it exposed her flesh and muscle – but she is still unable … Read more
A man who went fishing in a Zimbabwean lake at night had his leg torn to pieces by a crocodile. The 31-year-old, who wasn’t identified, was attacked from behind by the giant reptile, which can grow to 20 feet (6m) long. He suffered ‘significant tissue loss’ from a ‘ragged’ and ‘irregular’ wound on his right … Read more
Interest rate CUT now on the cards, say analysts, as pound falls to two-year lows after shock data shows UK economy shrinking Raising of rates ‘increasingly out of kilter with economic reality’ economist says The pound has fallen to $1.208 versus the dollar and €1.077 against the euro Pressure on Bank of England to join US and … Read more
When Jason Wasmund came down with body aches and chills in mid-February, he just assumed he had the flu. But the next day, his fever hit 103F and he complained of severe pain in his left leg so his wife, Cassie, took him to the emergency room at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Nebraska. Doctors … Read more
A boy has been left with a gaping hole in his leg after being bitten by a poisonous spider, his mother claims. Bobby Barnett, nine, was taken to his GP and A&E, where it was believed he had simply been bitten by a tiny insect called a gnat. He was sent home with antibiotics, but … Read more
A man who has been left bedridden due to his gigantic leg is pleading with doctors to amputate the limb. Muhammad Mushtaq has elephantiasis – caused by a parasitic infection that stops the lymphatic system from draining unwanted fluid and toxins from its tissues. This has caused the 40-year-old’s left leg to swell to ten … Read more