October 23, 2015 Australian girl, 4, has rare genetic disease that causes epilepsy Four-year-old Chelsea Hammel, of Queensland, Australia, can’t walk, talk or sleep soundly, as loud noises cause her to wake and have seizures.
October 23, 2015 Robotic hand helps girl with birth defect throw first pitch at Orioles game A 5-year-old girl born without a fully formed right hand realized her dream at a recent Baltimore Orioles game when she got to throw out the first pitch with an orange-and-black robotic hand.
October 23, 2015 Doctors extract 5-foot-long hairball from girl’s stomach A teenage girl in India is recovering from a surgery during which doctors removed a 5-foot-long hairball from her stomach, Metro.co.uk reported.Â
October 23, 2015 Woman misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy learns pill can cure her symptoms A Minnesota woman misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) nearly 30 years ago has learned that her symptoms could have been managed by taking a pill, kfor.com reported.
October 23, 2015 Mystery kidney disease killing Sri Lankan farmers Karunawathie isn't hungry for breakfast. She rarely is these days, but she forces herself to choke down a few bites of rice, dried fish and a simple coconut mix.
October 22, 2015 In rare birth, identical twins born 18 days apart after live-saving surgery The Washington twins who doctors predicted would be born four months apart after sharing a single placenta have both now entered the world, and the babies and their mother are doing well, Fox 11 reported.
October 21, 2015 Woman’s skin lesions reveal rare genetic disorder A woman who went to the doctor with four small lesions on her face turned out to have a rare genetic condition that put her at high risk for a number of cancers, according to a new case report.