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
A drug designed to treat diabetes has become one of the hottest and most controversial weight loss crazes to date. Now, people are saying they wished they “never touched it.” Ozempic is a medication designed for people with Type 2 diabetes that has become widely used as a weight loss drug. Ozempic and Wegovy are semaglutides, which … Read more
An Australian mom revealed Saturday that her partner was paralyzed after blowing his nose and suffered a spinal injury. According to Kirsty Bronner, she and her family were at home on New Year’s day in 2022 when she heard a “loud bang coming from their bathroom,” reports The Daily Mail. “I rushed in and found … Read more
Talk about revenge. One woman from Florida who became paralyzed after getting attacked by her jealous ex is now set to compete at the 2024 Paralympics. Tracy Otto had broken up with Francpiero Del Medico when, two weeks later, he burst into her home and physically and sexually assaulted her. “I remember waking up confused … Read more
A research assistant prepares a PCR reaction for polio at a lab at Queens College on August 25, 2022, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images When a young adult in a New York City suburb visited an emergency department in June after experiencing weakness in their lower legs, the shocking … Read more