Hacker News with Generative AI: Medical

Gravitational Effects of Small Primordial Black Hole Passing Through Human Body (arxiv.org)
The gravitational effects of a primordial black hole (PBH) passing through the human body are examined, with the goal of determining the minimum mass necessary to produce significant injury or death.

Physics, Black Holes, Space, Human Body, Medical

100 points by bookofjoe 3 days ago | 102 comments

Burning in woman's legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain (arstechnica.com)
It started with a bizarre burning sensation in her feet. Over the next two days, the searing pain crept up her legs. Any light touch made it worse, and over-the-counter pain medicine offered no relief.

Medical, Parasites, Biology, Science, Health

71 points by sea-gold 8 days ago | 58 comments

Kentucky man declared brain dead wakes up during organ harvesting (theguardian.com)
A man who had gone into cardiac arrest and been declared brain dead woke up as surgeons in his home state of Kentucky were in the middle of harvesting his organs for donation, his family has told media outlets.

Medical, Health, Kentucky, Organ Donation

10 points by prmph 126 days ago | 1 comments

Generative AI, Medical, AI, Benchmarks

16 points by samjulien 206 days ago | 2 comments

Health, Medical, Lifestyle

4 points by reqo 221 days ago | 0 comments

Antarctica, Military, Medical, Rescue

33 points by pavel_lishin 239 days ago | 5 comments

DIY, Medical, Health, Testing

109 points by bookofjoe 258 days ago | 97 comments

Neuralink, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Technology, Health, Medical

18 points by cempaka 289 days ago | 7 comments