13 h. ago ‘Healthy’ woman diagnosed with rare autoimmune disorder after rash

Tia Rey now struggles to walk or stand for long periods and is often breathless

Science

14 h. ago Devastated mum to walk Edinburgh Kiltwalk in memory of son after brain tumour battle

Ashley McKenzie’s six-year-old son Jaxon died just eight months after being diagnosed with a rare brain stem tumour.

Events

47 h. ago Teen model, 13, diagnosed with rare cancer after 'cold' symptoms on holiday

Billie, from Derbyshire, was on holiday in Spain when she noticed the first signs something was seriously wrong

Science

6 d. ago Katie Price terrified 'rare cancer' has returned after concerning symptoms

Reality TV star Katie Price has admitted that she is concerned a "rare cancer" she was diagnosed with over two decades ago has returned and shared her worrying symptoms with fans

Events

6 d. ago Katie Price shares new cancer fears as star undergoes tests after weight loss

Katie Price has shared her cancer fears after she discovered a lump in her finger 23 years after she was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease.

Economics

6 d. ago Katie Price shares cancer fears 23 years after first diagnosis as she undergoes tests amid weight loss

The former glamour model, 47, was 24 years old when she was first diagnosed with a rare form of the disease

Economics

1 week ago Girl, six, dies from brain tumour after symptoms were dismissed as 'lazy eye'

Heartbroken mum Elysee Cook, 30, from Leeds, is warning parents of the symptoms of a rare brain tumour, hoping other families can get an earlier diagnosis than her daughter Octavia

Events

1 week ago 'My son was diagnosed with rare disease after I saw something odd in his mouth'

Myles Hughes, 6, suffers from a rare disease that only impacts around five other children in the UK - his mum shared the symptom that made her realise something was wrong

Politics

1 week ago 'I knew time was running out to see my family's faces and I needed to make memories while I still could'

Dave Steele was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition which has no treatment, no cure. His world fell apart, until something incredible happened

Politics

1 week ago Scots engineer brushed off tiredness before shocking rare cancer diagnosis

Engineer Bill McGugan, 42, was stunned when routine tests revealed chronic myeloid leukaemia.

Science

2 w. ago Fit and healthy young woman, 28, unknowingly lived with brain tumour for 15 YEARS

A woman from Boston in the US discovered by chance that she had a tumour growing on her brain while on a plane.

Society

2 w. ago Active man diagnosed with rare disorder after he couldn’t give thumbs up

Multifocal motor neuropathy only affects 0.6 people in every 100,000

Science

2 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife Emma cries over his 'language failing him' in dementia battle that's 'hard to see'

The Die Hard star, 70, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of dementia in 2023

Events

2 w. ago Neighbours legend Ian Smith shares 'incredible' terminal cancer update

Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop on Neighbours, was diagnosed with a rare and terminal form of lung cancer earlier this year - but has now shared a positive update

Politics

3 w. ago Fitness coach's 'tooth infection' sparks silent cancer diagnosis

Jamie Haxton, 29, from Glasgow was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma after he discovered a lump that wouldn’t go away for weeks.

Science

3 w. ago Katie Price's most terrifying health scare revisited: How she was given rare cancer diagnosis during pregnancy

Katie Price 's millions of fans love her for being an open book, but among the colourful chapters of her life are some incredibly dark ones, too.

Science

3 w. ago I thought my stomach pain was from giving birth... it was actually an aggressive form of colon cancer

A 37-year-old woman in China had just given birth via c-section when she was diagnosed with aggressive stage four colon cancer in an extremely rare case, doctors wrote this week.

Politics

3 w. ago Davina McCall shares moving truth on what she 'really cared about' after diagnosis

TV presenter Davina McCall was diagnosed with a rare 14mm colloid cyst in 2023

Politics

3 w. ago DR MAX PEMBERTON: This is the REAL reason why there's been an explosion in cases of PTSD

When I started training in mental health, PTSD was a diagnosis that was rarely given. So rare, in fact, that I still clearly recall the first patient I saw with it.

Events

3 w. ago Zack Wheeler's Phillies teammates react after shocking diagnosis out of the blue: 'It's scary, we're praying for him'

The Philadelphia Phillies are rallying around starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, who is reeling from a disturbing and rare medical diagnosis and facing a lengthy spell away from his teammates.

Events