3 h. ago Girl, 4, to lose the ability to walk, speak and see due to rare genetic disorder

Her parents, Emma Vukic and Max Bridge, say they are in a phase of ‘prolonged grief’

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50 h. ago Police launch investigation after care home resident, 45, dies after choking on cupcake

Alexander Ballmann, 45, suffered from a rare genetic disorder that caused swallowing difficulties and collapsed at Sandsground Care Home in Highworth, Wiltshire.

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2 d. ago Motley Crue's Vince Neil reveals he lost ability to walk after suffering stroke in his sleep

The frontman from Motley Crue suffered from a stroke ahead of his band's scheduled 11-show residency in Las Vegas, which they cancelled as Vince Neil needed serious medical intervention

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4 d. ago Mom unable to get treatment for one of two boys with rare genetic disorder gets life

Exclusive: Hunter Small, 10, was initially denied gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy after his brother Noah, 9, received treatment

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7 d. ago EasyJet pilot 'threatens to leave sobbing schoolboy behind' in wheelchair row

Anthony Higgins has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a progressive genetic disorder causing muscle weakness, that leaves him unable to walk

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9 d. ago Two brothers have the same genetic disorder. Their insurance only covered life

Exclusive: Alison Joseph's sons Noah and Hunter both have Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She tells Rhian Lubin the heartbreaking reality of watching one thrive while the other suffers

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3 w. ago Truth about Anna Bee and Skinni Girl Habits: She claims to help fans lose weight fast with 'unhinged' hacks. But now our investigation reveals the dark side... as she gives us her defiant response

The girl in the photographs has long blonde hair, hypnotic blue eyes - and a protruding ribcage. Her legs are so stick-thin she looks frail.

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4 w. ago Perrie Edwards makes rare comment about Jesy Nelson after rift means they 'no longer speak'

Perrie Edwards has spoken about former bandmate Jesy Nelson after sharing the pair haven't been pals since Jest unexpectedly quit the band in 2020

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4 w. ago ‘My cancer symptoms were mistaken for signs of menopause – now I’m unable to walk’

‘Its messed up my social life...emotionally I’m completely messed up’, says Karen Davey after she lost the ability to walk due to cancer

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