October 28, 2019 Undiagnosed tumor behind woman's nose, chin growth: 'I was mortified, scared and hopeless' She said she had been to over 10 doctors who failed to recognize the signs of a tumor.
October 28, 2019 North Dakota sees meningococcal meningitis cases for first time since 2014: state health officials Officials with the North Dakota Department of Health over the weekend announced three cases of the rare but serious meningococcal meningitis.
October 28, 2019 Boy with terminal cancer who 'loves Christmas' celebrates holiday early this year: 'It's the right thing' An 11-year-old Britsh boy with terminal cancer is getting an early visit from Santa Claus out of fear he may not live through the end of the year.
October 25, 2019 Girl, 15, born with 'Mermaid Syndrome' dies waiting for kidney She underwent several surgeries as a child to separate her legs, and even learned to walk.
October 22, 2019 Baby born with rare heart tumor to seek surgery in US: 'Every day is an unknown,' mom says The parents of a 10-month-old infant in the United Kingdom born with an extremely rare heart tumor plan to bring their son to the U.S. for surgery, they said.
October 21, 2019 Antibiotics caused man's 'drunkenness disease,' report says: 'No one believed him' A 46-year-old man developed the rare, but very real condition known as auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), colloquially referred to as “drunkenness disease," after finishing a round of antibiotics, according to a recent report.
October 19, 2019 Why did this man's taste buds disappear? His tongue's strange appearance would turn out to be a sign of an underlying blood condition.
October 15, 2019 Boy, 11, with terminal brain cancer asks for 'patches and prayers' from military, law enforcement, fire communities The family of a young boy from New York who was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare and terminal brain cancer is asking members of the military, law enforcement, EMS and firefighting communities to send along “patches and prayers” as he continues his difficult battle.
October 12, 2019 Girl facing fatal brain disease gets tailor-made drug In a striking example of personalized medicine, doctors developed a tailor-made genetic treatment for the patient in just a year.
October 10, 2019 Connecticut resident is state's fourth to contract rare tick-borne illness linked to brain infections, death A 4th Connecticut resident has contracted the rare tick-borne illness Powassan encephalitis disease, more commonly referred to as Powassan virus.