The human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it can be the stuff of nightmares. On this new series from master storyteller MrBallen, we’re sharing medical horror stories and diagnostic mysteries that are surgically calibrated to make your blood run cold.From bizarre, unheard-of diseases and miraculous recoveries to strange medical mishaps and unexplainable deaths — you’ll never hear the phrase “heart-stopping” in the same way again. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between MrBallen and Wondery, the award-winning company behind Dr. Death.Follow MrBallen's Medical Mysteries on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes publish for free every Tuesday. Prime members can binge episodes 57-64 early and ad-free on Amazon Music. Wondery+ subscribers can listen ad-free--join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.
86 episodes transcribedWhen a little girl in Thailand starts mysteriously bleeding from her scalp and hands, her doctors wonder if she’s faking it for attention – t...
In the early 1900s, a young woman gets a coveted job at a clock factory. But her work is interrupted when she feels terrible pain in her mout...
A recovering heroin addict wakes up one morning with an odd sensation on one side of her head: a nagging, constant itch. No matter what she t...
“The Sliver”: After a man survives a terrible car accident with only a cracked vertebra, he feels grateful to have emerged relatively unscath...
When a high-achieving teenager suddenly starts to freeze up in social situations and her grades plummet, her mother tries to get her help. Bu...
In the town of Oakville, Washington, chaos erupts when mysterious blobs start falling from the sky – and anyone who touches them ends up in t...
When an elderly man in New Brunswick, Canada, dies from what seems to be rapid-onset dementia, his doctor believes he had a rare condition ca...
In the 1940s, the people of Donora, Pennsylvania fall prey to a deadly epidemic that destroys their lungs. Doctors suspect it has something t...
During the COVID pandemic, a boy starts experiencing sudden, inexplicable bursts of pain. At first, his symptoms seem psychological – but the...
“A Clean Break” When a night out in Nepal leaves a tourist weak and hungover, he figures he’ll feel better after some rest and rehydrati...
For his entire adult life, a successful businessman deals with a bizarre problem: whenever he bends over, he throws up. On top of that, he st...
When a recovering alcoholic nearly dies after falling down his basement stairs, it seems like the tragic result of alcohol withdrawal symptom...
“Just Like the Movies”A popcorn factory worker comes down with a painful, frightening rash on his arms – and then, he struggles to breathe. H...
The parents and grandmother of an infant boy are beside themselves when the baby starts crying, and won’t stop for hours on end. They know so...
Following the birth of her second child, a woman comes down with what appears to be a serious case of the flu. Though she gets better, the il...
A heroin user wakes up one morning, feeling strangely stiff. At first, his symptoms are mistaken for drug intoxication. But within days, the...
No Reservations:A Spanish marathon runner develops a mysterious obsession with gourmet food. But what seems like an innocent new passion may...
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A couple’s young sons both experience sudden reversals in their physical development, leaving doctors scratching their heads. Nobody understa...
A mother is terrified when her five-year-old daughter suddenly develops obsessive compulsive disorder, that leaves her completely unable to e...
