Rare Diseases - Page 28

May 30, 2019

LAPD employee contracts contagious bacteria that causes deadly typhoid fever

An employee at the Los Angeles Police Department has contracted the bacteria that causes the life-threatening typhoid fever, the department said Wednesday.

May 29, 2019

Woman ‘burnt from inside out’ after severe reaction to medication pregnant with 'miracle' baby

Warned she would never conceive after being burned alive by a catastrophic reaction to epilepsy drugs, a young woman has revealed her joy at being just weeks away from giving birth to her miracle baby.

May 24, 2019

British tourist claims he contracted parasite on all-inclusive trip to Mexico

The holidaymaker feared he was going to die after allegedly catching the bug from a meal cooked on his resort.

May 24, 2019

Texas baby born without skin getting grafts grown from own cells, family says

The Texas 5-month-old who has captured hearts worldwide after he was born without skin will reportedly undergo major surgery on Friday to cover areas of his body with skin grown in a lab using his own cells.

May 24, 2019

Hawaii confirms 3 recent cases of rat lungworm disease in US visitors, says tourist ate slug on a dare

Health officials in Hawaii have announced three recent cases of rat lungworm disease in U.S. visitors to the state from Dec. 2018-Feb. 2019, including one that involved an adult who ate a poisonous slug on a dare.

May 10, 2019

Dad left completely paralyzed after stroke triggers rare locked-in syndrome: 'Like being buried alive'

A 50-year-old man left paralyzed from a devastating stroke is completely aware of the environment around him, but can no longer eat, talk or move after the episode triggered a rare syndrome that leaves patients feeling “buried alive.”

May 9, 2019

Nursing student born with massive birthmark caused by rare disorder undergoes life-changing surgery

A 37-year-old nursing student from Iran who spent years of her life in and out of doctors’ offices and enduring callous remarks from strangers is rebuilding her life in New York after undergoing life-changing surgery on a birthmark that was taking over her face.

May 8, 2019

Parents' plea to help infant born with brain sticking out of nose

A family in Pakistan is desperate for surgeons to save their infant son whose brain is growing out of his nose.

May 7, 2019

Siblings with rare genetic disorder receive new kidneys on same day from same donor

A pair of Texas siblings born with a rare genetic disorder got the call they needed recently when they found out a deceased donor could provide them both with life-changing kidneys.

May 7, 2019

Mongolian couple die of bubonic plague after eating marmot, triggering quarantine

A Mongolian couple died of the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot, prompting a six-day quarantine that left a number of tourists stranded in the region.