A Japanese man contracted a rare ocular disorder after being bitten by a dog — and his eye might have been permanently paralyzed had he not received proper treatment. The 19-year-old, who has not been publicly named, was bitten on the left side of his face by a German shepherd, according to the American Journal … Read more
A woman said doctors told her she just had anxiety — but she actually has a debilitating brain condition. Evie Meg, 23, from England, suffers from Tourette’s syndrome, seizures and autoimmune basal and ganglia encephalitis, which is a severe form of brain inflammation, South West News Service reported. Now she is raising money to help … Read more
The manufacturers of Ozempic and Mounjaro are being sued over claims that the popular weight loss drugs can cause gastroparesis or “stomach paralysis.” The lawsuit was announced on Wednesday. Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan has filed the lawsuit, a copy of which was provided to The Post, against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly … Read more
A 5-year-old girl appeared to not let anything come between her and her preschool graduation – not even paralysis. Estella Henderson was born with a mutation on her ATP1A3 gene – a degenerative and very rare condition that leads to the disease alternating hemiplegia of childhood or AHC, which for Estella causes “episodes of paralysis, dystonia, and nystagmus,”according to … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about an increase of a respiratory illness that’s linked to paralysis in kids. It’s called enterovirus D68, and the CDC says it’s currently on the rise in the U.S. The CDC shared the news in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which points out that … Read more
CNN — Doctors should prepare for a possible increase in young patients with enterovirus D68, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, and that may be linked to more cases of the rare, paralyzing condition acute flaccid myelitis. There was an increase in acute respiratory illnesses and emergency department visits driven by … Read more
Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A virus that can rarely cause a polio-like paralysis in children has resurfaced in the U.S. after mostly disappearing during the covid-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that it has spotted a surge of cases linked to enterovirus D-68. Based on recent past outbreaks, officials expect that a … Read more