December 16, 2019 Man living bent in half has spine broken and rebuilt in 4-part surgery The man had spent nearly 30 years in severe pain that caused his spine to fuse in a bent over position.
December 11, 2019 Man with 'penile gangrene' has part of genitals removed A patient in South Australia lost part of his manhood after a rare disease led him to develop penile gangrene.
December 10, 2019 Boy, 2, has rare 'scale'-like skin condition that affects 1 in 500,000: 'He’s overcome so much' A 2-year-old toddler in the U.K. rarely leaves his home due to a rare skin condition that affects just one in 500,000 people.
December 4, 2019 Case of monkeypox confirmed in England after patient had traveled to Nigeria: officials At least one person in England has been diagnosed with a rare viral infection known as monkeypox, Public Health England (PHE) confirmed on Wednesday.
November 26, 2019 Surgeons remove 16-pound cyst-covered kidney from patient, plan to apply to Guinness World Records The man's organ smashed the current Guinness World Record holder by a whopping seven pounds.
November 22, 2019 Woman born with 20 toes, 12 fingers says neighbors call her a 'witch' The 63-year-old said her neighbors believe that the extra digits mean she is a witch.
November 6, 2019 Baby born with rare skin disorder allegedly abandoned at hospital in Italy The boy, named Giovannino, was diagnosed with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare skin disorder in which babies are born with thick skin that cracks and splits apart.
November 6, 2019 Woman 'locked-in' own body for month after rare diagnosis For 86 days she was on a ventilator, 31 of which she spent conscious but unable to respond to cues from doctors or relatives.
October 30, 2019 Maryland man contracted brain-eating amoeba while jet skiing, family says The fatality rate of Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoebas, is over 97 percent.
October 30, 2019 Man's rare skin condition causes pus-filled ulcers on face, body: 'I look like a zombie' A 32-year-old British man says he feels like a “zombie” due to a rare condition that causes painful, pus-filled sores to form on his face and various parts of his body.