MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

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.

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Ep. 56 | She Haunts Me

Episode Date: October 29, 2024

In the late 1800s, a young man in rural New England comes down with a deadly illness known as “the White Death.” When his doctor can’t help,...

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Ep. 55 | False Alarm

Episode Date: October 22, 2024

When a woman gets sick with a mystery illness during the height of the COVID pandemic, she fears her holiday season will be ruined. But as he...

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Listen Now: Kill List

Episode Date: October 9, 2024

In the depths of the dark net, tech journalist Carl Miller makes a disturbing discovery: a secret Kill List targeting hundreds of innocent pe...

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Ep. 50 | Elephant Man

Episode Date: September 17, 2024

When a routine medical study makes patients swell up like sausages, the doctors running it struggle to understand what went wrong. They have...

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Ep. 49 | Hunger Games

Episode Date: September 10, 2024

A college student’s return to school is cut short when she starts acting erratically and has to be committed to a psychiatric hospital. As sh...

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Ep. 48 | Cold Case

Episode Date: September 3, 2024

A teenage girl comes down with unexplainable abdominal pain after spending a few days at a fair. Unbeknownst to her, the same thing is happen...

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Ep. 46 | Bad Blood

Episode Date: August 20, 2024

A single mother is terrified when her little boy becomes violently sick and doctors can’t figure out why. Every test is negative, yet the chi...