Humans Banned From Saving Lives... Because We're Too Deadly #alien #horrorstories #hfy #scifi

Dr. Sarah Kim is the most qualified trauma surgeon in three sectors. She spent ten years mastering xenobiology, learning every alien species' anatomy, studying diseases across 847 different lifeforms. But when she graduated top of her class, they gave her one directive: never touch an alien patient. Why? Because humans are walking biological weapons. Every human carries 39 trillion microorganisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi that we need to survive. But to aliens who evolved in sterile garden worlds, our microbiome is lethal. A handshake killed three diplomats during first contact. A hug put seventeen aliens in critical care. Our touch triggers catastrophic immune responses that kill 94% of galactic species within 48 hours. So the Galactic Medical Council banned humans from practicing medicine across the stars. We can study, research, teach via hologram—but we can't heal. Then a quantum plague strikes Tellurian colonies. 140,000 energy-based beings face extinction. The galaxy's top doctors respond, but they're losing patients faster than they can save them. Dr. Kim watches through quarantine glass, knowing she could help, forbidden from trying. Until a dying child asks: "If you can help, why won't you?" This HFY sci-fi story follows one doctor's choice to break every rule, risk everything, and prove that humanity's most dangerous trait might be exactly what the galaxy needs. What would you do if your biology made you too dangerous to help? Should humans be banned from galactic medicine or are we exactly what they need? How do you balance safety with the moral duty to save lives? Subscribe for more HFY stories about human compassion, impossible choices, and why being dangerous doesn't mean we can't be healers. New stories every week. Drop your thoughts: Is human biology a curse or a gift to galactic medicine? --~-~~-~~~-~~-~--~-~~-~~~-~~-~--~-~~-~~~-~~-~-