A 36-year-old woman in Thailand recently discovered the source of her decades-long abdominal pain: a surgical needle allegedly left in her vaginal area during childbirth. The woman shared her ...

Medical personnel in Thailand left a needle in a woman's vagina during childbirth, causing her to suffer excruciating pain for almost 20 years. The 36-year-old woman from the southern province of ...

Patients receiving the ancient needle treatment experienced 22 fewer days of chronic discomfort per year and used 15 per cent less medication. They also made 25 per cent fewer visits to their GP ...

How does your brain know when you feel pain? How does it know the difference between the soft touch of a feather and a needle prick? And, how does that information get to your body in time to respond?

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