January 23, 2017 Unusual rat virus strikes 8 people in Illinois and Wisconsin A virus rarely seen in the United States recently infected eight people in Wisconsin and Illinois who were working in facilities where pet rats are bred, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
January 23, 2017 A former model starved to death, but not from anorexia In her late 20s, Lisa Brown had it all—the 5'10" former model married her college sweetheart, had attended grad school, and loved to cook gourmet meals and take spins in a classic Mustang convertible.
January 19, 2017 4-year-old who was deemed 'lazy' finds hope in new drug that treats rare disease A new drug is offering hope for the family of a little girl whose genetic defect causes mobility issues similar to that of polio and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
January 17, 2017 Video captures moment boy who was born blind and deaf hears mom's voice for first time A blind and deaf boy gearing up to celebrate his third birthday received an early gift recently when he was outfitted with a cochlear implant that enabled him to hear his mother’s voice for the first time.
January 16, 2017 A treatment for Zoe: Inside the race to build a therapy for a devastating rare disease The tough road to a treatment for Sanfilippo, a rare and deadly genetic disorder, opens a window on the fraught world of drug development for rare diseases.
January 16, 2017 What one mother learned after her son's mysterious illness put him in a coma After her son died from a rare, sudden-onset seizure disorder, a mother wonders why doctors had such a hard time telling her what was going on.
January 16, 2017 For two brothers with Duchenne, an FDA drug approval brings joy and relief Max and Austin Leclaire have lived a lot of hard days together.
January 16, 2017 Toddler with rare disease inspires dad during marathon A 3-year-old North Dakota boy is just one of 40 children worldwide with a rare, muscle-wasting disease, but it didn’t stop him from participating in a half marathon with his dad.
January 10, 2017 'Tree Man' has surgery: What causes this rare condition? A 27-year-old man in Bangladesh known as the "tree man" recently underwent surgery to remove the extensive, wood-like warts that covered his hands and feet.
January 10, 2017 Rare baby born with 2 heads dies A baby recently born with two heads in Mexico has died, KINT reported Monday.