Ohio Man Heads to ER for Bug Bite, Receives Cancer Diagnosis Instead

Ohio Man Heads to ER for Bug Bite, Receives Cancer Diagnosis Instead
Mike Balla received a bone marrow transplant at Cleveland Clinic to treat adult acute myeloid leumemia. Cleveland Clinic
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Doctors in Ohio said that a man’s decision to head to the emergency room over a bug bite likely saved his life.

Mike Balla, 46, was suffering pain in his foot in Aug. 2018 after he thought he had a reaction to an insect bite, according to a news release from the Cleveland Clinic.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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