I thought my cough was an infection — it’s terminal lung cancer
A young woman was rejected from the doctor’s office and told to drink cough syrup for what she thought was a viral infection. She later learned it was terminal cancer. … Read More
Tag: diseases
Florida’s Caleb Ziegelbauer battling deadly brain-eating amoeba
The Florida teen fighting for his life after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba has already beaten the odds by surviving for a month. The median time for survival … Read More
Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant: researchers
The oldest patient yet has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant for leukemia, researchers reported on Wednesday. While the transplant was planned to treat the now-66-year-old’s leukemia, the … Read More
Teen battling deadly, brain-eating amoeba, ‘fighting his little heart out’
A 13-year-old boy has been hospitalized after contracting Naegleria fowleri — a deadly brain-eating amoeba — after swimming in Florida. Caleb Ziegelbauer caught the life-threatening infection while swimming at Port … Read More
Here’s why the US stopped using it years ago
An unvaccinated Rockland County, N.Y., resident exposed to an individual who received an oral poliovirus vaccine contracted the neurological disease and is now paralyzed, according to Rockland County and New York … Read More
Case of polio reported in NY, first known case in US since 2013
A Rockland County, New York, resident has polio — marking the first case recorded in the US in nearly a decade, officials said Thursday. The New York State and Rockland … Read More
Iowa beach shut down, woman infected with brain-eating amoeba
A freshwater beach in Southern Iowa was forced to close Friday after a woman who recently swam there became infected with Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, state health officials announced. … Read More
I ‘touch my body’ in the shower for self-love
Gina Rodriguez has nothing but love and admiration for her body. The 37-year-old actress got candid about her battle with her body image over the course of her career in … Read More
Woman allergic to everything, even laughter
She could literally die laughing. Natasha Coates suffers from a rare condition in which anything from sweating to laughing can trigger a potentially fatal allergic reaction — an affliction so … Read More
Monkeypox spreading at large LA events, health officials say
The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Los Angeles County has jumped to 22, which health officials said has largely been spread among men who have sex with other men … Read More
