July 10, 2018 NJ dad may lose all 4 limbs after contracting bacterial infection while crabbing A New Jersey father is fighting for his life after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria infection while crabbing at Matt’s Landing in Maurice River.
June 27, 2018 Woman says agonizing condition has left her unable to have sex A 25-year-old filmmaker whose work explores issues of gender and identity is opening up about her personal experience with a painful pelvic floor condition that has prevented her from ever having sex.
June 14, 2018 What causes uncombable hair syndrome? Taylor McGowan, an 18-month-old from outside Chicago, is being called a mini Einstein because her hair—like the late physicist’s—is wild and sticks up from her head.
June 13, 2018 Arizona student paralyzed by rare disorder while on vacation in Spain A University of Arizona student is slowly regaining control of her limbs after she woke up paralyzed while on vacation in Spain.
June 5, 2018 Teen's sore muscles actually life-threatening condition A Texas teen who felt extremely sore after a hard gym workout turned out to have a rare and potentially life-threatening condition called rhabdomyolysis.
May 29, 2018 9-year-old raises $6G in lemonade fundraiser for baby brother battling rare illness A 9-year-old South Carolina boy selling lemonade to help his sick baby brother has raised nearly $6,000 in two hours.
May 23, 2018 NHL prospect horrified to find 2-foot tapeworm was inside him during season An NHL prospect explained Tuesday that he was being hampered by a 25-inch tapeworm during the winter that was affecting his play on the ice and detailed how he discovered the parasite.
May 22, 2018 Baby diagnosed with 'mermaid syndrome' dies minutes after birth The parents of a baby who died minutes after being born with a rare condition in which the legs are completely fused together, have donated their child's body to research.
May 22, 2018 Rare bat virus kills at least 10 in India as officials scramble to control outbreak Health officials in India are on high alert for a rare virus spread by fruit bats that can cause flu-like symptoms and has already killed at least 10, with more than 40 others in quarantine.
May 11, 2018 Man's lurking parasitic infection 'woke up' in his brain A large mass in a man's brain turned out to have an unusual cause: a parasitic infection lurking in his body that had "reawakened" in his brain, according to a new report of the case.