May 7, 2018 Woman on American Airlines flight saved by doctor from same hospital where she was going to get treatment Ashley Spencer, 28, was flying in from Philadelphia on Sunday when she went into anaphylactic shock.
May 7, 2018 ESPN star Victoria Arlen: How her resolve and will to survive saved her life Victoria Arlen is often recognized as one of ESPN’s reporters, or from her days as a participant on Dancing with the Stars, but what many people may not know is that she was “locked” in her own body for four years. Arlen sits down with ӣƵ’ Dr. Manny Alvarez to share her story of survival.
May 1, 2018 Dozens develop rare eye cancer in a case that's baffling doctors Several Auburn University graduates and more than a dozen North Carolina residents have all developed a rare form of eye cancer in a case that has left doctors baffled.
April 27, 2018 Mom dies after battling rare rodent-borne virus for weeks A New Mexico family is mourning the loss of a 27-year-old mother who had spent weeks fighting for her life after contracting a rare rodent-borne virus.
April 23, 2018 Woman diagnosed with rare 'floating kidney' condition Generally, you can trust your organs to stay in one place.
April 19, 2018 Man born with rare spine condition uses hands, skateboard to get around An Alabama man hasn’t let the fact that he has no legs get in the way of much, including his love for skateboarding and the sport of tennis.
April 19, 2018 Why did the whites of this man's eyes turn blue? Blue eyes are pretty common, but what about blue in the whites of your eyes?
April 6, 2018 Teen dubbed 'butterfly boy' dies of rare skin disease; Ottawa Senators mourn his death Jonathan Pitre, a teenager who suffered from a rare skin disease epidermolysis bullosa, died at age 17, his mother announced.
December 6, 2017 Scariest health stories of 2017 Not all health news is easy to report, especially when it comes to freak accidents and rare diseases.
December 5, 2017 Man develops fungal infection after using woodworking blade to pop pimple A 23-year-old construction worker used a woodworking blade to remove what he called a pimple on his lower lip, developing a rare fungal infection afterward, a recent report of the man's case revealed.