When Brent Chapman was 13, he took ibuprofen during a Christmas basketball game. It was a drug he had taken before, but what happened next was anything but routine: He had a severe reaction that ...

VANCOUVER, Canada (WABC) -- After going blind nearly 21 years ago, Brent Chapman has had some of his vision restored, thanks to an extraordinary medical procedure known as "tooth-in-eye" surgery in ...

Each week, Live Science highlights an intriguing case report from the medical literature, where we explore unusual symptoms, rarely seen diagnoses and out-of-the-box treatments. Through this " ...

Brent Chapman lost his vision at 13 years old after experiencing a rare allergic reaction Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared ...

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.