Controversial creator Scott Adams, the cartoonist best known for “Dilbert,” is paralyzed. On Saturday, the cartoonist, 68, said on social media that he is “paralyzed below the waist” in the wake of his prostate cancer battle. “I can’t move any muscles,” he said on his Youtube channel. “I do have feeling, I just can’t move … Read more
A man was left paralyzed from the chest down after his back pain turned out to be testicular cancer. Mal Nash, 42, had been suffering back pain for six months when he went to the doctor after it became too painful to ignore. He was told it was nerve pain and sent home with painkillers … Read more
An experimental drug could help to improve movement for patients with spinal cord injuries. NVG-291, an injectable peptide, has been tested in a phase 2 trial with eligible patients — some of whom noted remarkable outcomes. Larry Williams, a trial participant based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shared with Fox News Digital that he’s been able to walk again after an … Read more
Her $50,000 “dream day” turned into a medical nightmare. The trauma of wedding planning left bride Kelly Stech paralyzed and unable to crack a smile while walking down the aisle. “I felt like it was the happiest day of my life, but I didn’t want people to think I looked miserable because I couldn’t smile … Read more
A mom who was left with partial paralysis thought she was “slowly dying” after Botox-like injections “poisoned” her body – and says she “learned the cost of beauty the hard way.” Amanda Wolaver, 33, had been getting routine anti-wrinkle injections for 10 years with “no issues” until a top-up left her with “severe” headaches. She … Read more
Lil Nas X was recently hospitalized due to a condition that left the right side of his face paralyzed. The 26-year-old rapper, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, posted an Instagram video of himself in a hospital gown on Monday, writing in the caption: “Soooo lost control of the right side of my face.” … Read more
Shaunta-Maé Alexander had a long journey to the start line of Sunday’s United Airlines NYC Half, not just because she’s from Sacramento, Calif. The 35-year-old children’s book author and aspiring actress has overcome a lifetime of illnesses — even paralysis — to run her first half marathon. More than 27,000 athletes are expected to take … Read more
Michael Ring was organizing a 100-mile bike tour in Putnam County in 2014 when he started falling, dropping things and tripping over stuff — it was happening so often that his then-boss took notice. “He took me aside and said, ‘I don’t talk about this, but I’m a cancer survivor. I’m saying that to scare … Read more
Jesse Malin is continuing to heal after being left partially paralyzed following a spinal stroke in May 2023. The punk rocker took to social media on Thursday to share his recovery journey with followers. “Hey everybody,” Malin said in his Instagram video while holding onto a walker. “I just want to give you guys an update. It’s been a while, and I’ve been working real hard with … Read more
Mason Branstrator is going the distance — one way or the other. The young man, now 20, just completed his first marathon in a wheelchair three years after breaking his T-12 vertebra in a skiing accident that saw him paralyzed from the waist down. “I was going for an ordinary day of downhill skiing, but … Read more
Rachelle Chapman’s wedding day looked a little different than she’d planned. While most brides walk down the aisle, the blushing blond was escorted to the altar in a wheelchair after being paralyzed in a freak accident before her nuptials. “When my best friend pushed me in a pool at my bachelorette party,” wrote Chapman, … Read more
A paralysed puppy has been given a ‘second chance at life’ and is able to walk again – after his spine was fixed with 3D-printed screws. Arthur, a six month old Cockapoo, was unable to move after his limbs suddenly became weak and he collapsed. His owner Natalie Jones rushed him to Chestergates Veterinary Hospital … Read more
A Texas woman says she nearly died after receiving Botox injections that left her partially paralyzed and choking on her own saliva. Alicia Hallock, 36, took to Instagram to share her harrowing story, saying she was initially administered the popular muscle-freezing drug to treat her migraines. “I ended up having a rare complication,” the mom-of-three … Read more
Age before beauty? Absolutely not. Thirty, flirty and thriving is apparently no longer the holy grail for teens and twenty-somethings online. Those born between 1997 and 2013 are expressing grim concerns about hitting the big 3-0 — a milestone that some of these youngsters fear will immediately zap them of their sexiness, stamina and overall … Read more
The boy whose story is being told. Daniel Radcliffe’s “Harry Potter” stunt double David Holmes is opening up about the on-set incident that changed his life forever. Holmes, 42, made Radcliffe’s Potter fly in all eight of the smash-hit films until an accident on the set of “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” in 2010 left him … Read more
A woman was hospitalized with paralysis after eating expired pesto that she bought at a market in Brazil. “I couldn’t move my body,” Doralice Carneiro Sobreira Goes, 47, told Jam Press of the food-induced affliction. The horrific saga began in December 2021 after Goes purchased a jar of pesto from a local store which she … Read more
A woman who hasn’t uttered a word for years after a paralyzing stroke has regained the ability to speak through artificial intelligence. The groundbreaking procedure uses an array of 253 electrodes implanted in the brain of Ann Johnson, 48, which are linked to a bank of computers through a small port connection affixed to her … Read more
A woman from England is issuing a warning to other parents after her son ended up paralyzed from a brain tumor — though doctors initially believed his symptoms were from a virus. Keiley Ebbs, 38, noticed that her son Jett, 6, had been complaining of vomiting and was constantly crying about pain he experienced in both … Read more
Longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain revealed Thursday he was partially paralyzed when she suffered a stroke earlier this year as he feared his “career was over.” McBrain, 71, detailed his serious heath struggles and said he experienced a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), also known as a ministroke, in January. “It left me paralyzed on … Read more
Thank artificial intelligence for what doctors are declaring a modern medical “miracle.” A Long Island man who was paralyzed in a diving accident has regained motion and feeling in his body after a breakthrough, machine learning-based surgery that successfully “connected a computer to his brain” through microelectrode implants. Now, the successful case of Massapequa’s Keith … Read more