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July 9, 2024

Stiff person syndrome patients share what it’s like to live with the rare disease

Two people who are living with stiff person syndrome — a rare neurological disorder that causes muscle rigidity and spasms — shared with Fox News Digital what their experience has been like.

June 21, 2024

FDA approves new drug to treat autoimmune liver disease: ‘Giant step forward’

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the French drugmaker Ipsen’s medication Iqirvo (elafibranor). Doctors discuss what this means for liver disease patients.

June 20, 2024

Can you become drunk without drinking alcohol? Here’s how it could happen

Is it possible to feel intoxicated without ever drinking an alcoholic beverage? Although very rare, some experts say it could happen, with a condition called auto-brewery syndrome.

June 12, 2024

Children swimming in Virginia lake hospitalized after E. coli, gastrointestinal illnesses

A cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses, including E. coli, have been reported in children who were at a popular lake in Virginia over Memorial Day weekend.

June 1, 2024

Charlotte the stingray not pregnant, has disease, says North Carolina aquarium: 'Truly sad'

Charlotte, a California round ray living in an aquarium in North Carolina, is not pregnant, as initially believed. Instead, she has a "rare reproductive disease."

May 22, 2024

Second American contracts bird flu tied to dairy cows as CDC says risk of infection still low

According to the CDC, the second report of H5N1 bird flu in humans was reported in Michigan. The farm worker contracted conjunctivitis, or pink eye, but no respiratory infections.

May 22, 2024

Disrupted sleep, plus nightmares could be linked to autoimmune diseases, experts say

Vivid nightmares and disrupted sleep may be linked to certain systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, researchers found. Doctors discuss the ramifications.

May 22, 2024

Lupus expert debunks 7 common myths about the autoimmune disease: ‘Not a death sentence’

For Lupus Awareness Month, Dr. Brooke Goldner, a board-certified medical doctor who has the disease herself, shares some of the biggest misconceptions — and sets the record straight.

May 6, 2024

Pennsylvania mom seeks ‘perfect match’ bone marrow donor to cure daughter’s rare disorder: ‘Crucial need’

A 10-year-old girl in Pennsylvania is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant — and her mother is on a mission to find the perfect match. Doctors discussed the urgent case.

April 16, 2024

The girl who can’t smile: How a rare disorder became a young woman's ‘greatest gift’

Tayla Clement, 26, was born with a rare disorder that made it impossible to smile — but she says she is grateful for it. Clement shared her experience with Fox News Digital.