rare disease

Major health update for boy, 16, who has been ‘living in a pond’ for five years with mystery condition

Iqbal Sheikh spends most of his life in a pond due to a rare condition. Now, the teen has been airlifted to Mumbai for specialist treatment.

Mother of boy who “lives in ponds” describes the horrifying consequences of him leaving the water

A 16-year-old boy who has spent years “living in ponds” due to an unexplained burning sensation on his skin is now being evaluated by doctors in Mumbai. Iqbal Sheikh is something of a local legend ...

Boy, 16, has been ‘living in a pond’ for five years with mystery condition

16-year-old Iqbal Sheikh spends most of his life in a pond due to a rare condition which doctors can’t seem to wrap their heads around.

Influencer with rare disorder causing rapid aging passes away at 28

Michiel Vandeweert was told he might not live beyond 12 but went on to inspire thousands by sharing his life with progeria. Michiel Vandeweert was given a devastating prognosis as a child. Doctors told him ...

Mom’s race against time to find $2m to give son, 5, with terminal dementia life-changing treatment

A mother says a promising new gene therapy in the United States could offer her young son a chance at a future she believed was impossible.

Man donates sperm to over 60 families unknowing of rare cancer

Sperm donation started becoming popular in the 1970s and has advanced a great deal from then to now. As children who were a result of sperm donation grow up, they sometimes seek answers. One sperm ...

3-year-old girl crawls shocking everyone – doctors said they’ve never seen it before

When Willow Christie was only 14 months old, her parents learned their little girl would never crawl or take her first steps. Defying a prognosis of lifetime immobility, Willow – who’s mostly confined to a ...

Man expected to die at 2 is now dad of adorable twins, fires back at trolls who attack his disability

Fate had different plans for Austin Jones, who was born in 1996 with a rare disease that was expected to shorten his life span to only two years. Now, after 27 years of struggles and ...

Celine Dion returns to music for first time since medical diagnosis

Celine Dion fans got some worrisome news last year, after the chart-topping icon announced that she had been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder that was forcing her to take a break from performing. While ...

Bullies mock their daughter’s face: But look at her 25 years later when she silences all the haters

When she was born in 1989, Lizzie Velásquez from Austin, Texas, weighed only 2 pounds 11 ounces and her face looked different than the other babies in the maternity ward. Her doctors diagnosed her with ...