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The article shares 50 stories of people who unexpectedly woke up during surgery, experiencing everything from feeling pain and seeing the procedure to panicking and even trying to communicate their awareness, highlighting the unpredictability and sometimes humorous or terrifying moments in medical procedures.
The year 2023 was marked by a series of alarming medical stories, including widespread food-borne illnesses like norovirus, listeria, and salmonella, as well as significant increases in sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis. Global health concerns were heightened by outbreaks of dengue fever, Nipah virus, and the Marburg virus. Additionally, the thawing of permafrost has led to concerns about "time-traveling" pathogens, and instances of leprosy have re-emerged. These events underscore the ongoing challenges in public health and disease prevention.