‘We All Felt A Bit Sick’: Australian Neurosurgeon Removes Wriggling Worm From Woman’s Brain

An Australian neurosurgeon recently said she pulled a “live” and “wriggling” worm from a female patient’s brain in June 2022, marking a world first. Dr. Hari Priya Bandi pulled a roughly three-inch-long worm out of the 64-year-old woman’s brain while conducting a biopsy in June 2022, the BBC reported Tuesday. The woman had allegedly suffered from stomachaches, coughing and night sweats for several months leading up to the biopsy, in addition to being depressed and forgetful. In January 2021, a hospital scan revealed there was an “atypical lesion within the...