Using the internet to self-diagnose isn’t usually recommended, but the move may have saved one young British mother’s life. Chloe-Leigh Todd, 22, said she started experiencing throat soreness, vomiting, night sweats, and weight loss in February 2020. She claims a doctor diagnosed her with tonsillitis by telephone four months later, but Todd doubted that opinion. … Read more
Paul Edmonds thought his AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence. Now, over three decades later, he’s made medical history as one of the five people worldwide to be cured of HIV. Edmonds, 66, and his husband, Arnie House, were both HIV-positive when they were first diagnosed all those years ago. Thanks to medical advancements, the … Read more
Two days after getting her COVID-19 vaccine, Victoria Lang had an “insane” period. That one abnormal flow uncovered a shocking diagnosis — the 30-year-old pharmacist had cancer. “I woke up in the morning, and I had to run and get a towel to hold under me,” Lang told South West News Service. “I know what is … Read more