***Pregnancy was certainly something this "mom to be" hadn't planned on. A patient who complained of agonizing abdominal pain got the blessed news despite being 71 years old - and a man. Hospital administrators in Oregon said a mistake by a computer operator meant John Grady Pippen was sent this message: "Based on your visit today, we know you're pregnant."

***A patient in Tennessee got an even bigger shock when he woke after a circumcision - and found the surgeon had amputated his penis. Doctors said they took the drastic action after discovering life-threatening cancer.  Philip Seaton, 61, is suing the hospital.

***Dr. Joe Csarmaz is really committed to helping sick kids.  The 85-year-old Hungarian lives in a cardboard box after selling his house and all his possessions to raise $200,000 to buy equipment for the clinic where he used to work.

***Kay Underwood, 20, of Barrow upon Soar, England, risks momentarily collapsing every time she laughs.  Her cataplexy causes a sudden, dramatic weakening of muscles when she experiences strong emotions, including joy, excitement and anger. She said she has collapsed as many as 40 times in a day, and sometimes her friends will good-naturedly try to make her giggle, but she said she has learned tricks to protect herself, "such as locking my knees together or grabbing on to something."
[Daily Telegraph (London), 8-6-08]