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Oct 2024
27m 7s

Diagnosis

Ballen Studios
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 medical horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "Honking Boy" -- A doctor rushes to help a boy who's having trouble breathing, what ... Show More
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