16 h. ago Woman, 30, left in agony after developing rare condition which makes her feel like she's been set on fire

When Rachel Bradford first noticed a rash breaking out over her skin leaving it red and blotchy she put it down to pregnancy.

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17 h. ago Mother’s rare condition was ‘brushed off’ by hospital as pregnancy symptom

Rachel Bradford feels like she is ‘burning alive’ every day

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18 h. ago Mother ‘sent away’ from hospital before being diagnosed with rare condition

Rachel Bradford says her ‘blistering’ rash was dismissed as a pregnancy-related symptom

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54 h. ago Woman's breasts balloon to 26lbs in just months... as doctors reveal diagnosis only 300 people have ever received

Thaynara Marcondes, 22 and from Brazil, was initially feared to have cancer, before doctors diagnosed her with a rare condition only recorded 300 times in medical literature.

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58 h. ago I went from fit and healthy to being unable to move, talk or even breathe without help in just 24 hours thanks to a rare condition... and no one knows what caused it

It's the stuff of nightmares. Fully conscious, aware of everything and everyone yet unable to move, communicate, or even breathe unassisted.

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59 h. ago Healthy woman, 22, left paralysed and 'only able to blink' after suffering stroke

Saskia Bishop, 22, lost the ability to speak for two weeks after it was discovered she suffered from a rare brain condition in April - she said she feels 'lucky to be alive'

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3 d. ago Rare condition means mum gives birth 17 hours after finding out she is pregnant

Charlotte Summers, 20, gave birth less than a day after finding out she was pregnant - and has spoken of the dramatic moment she discovered she was about to be a mum

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9 d. ago Warning issued over risk of serious condition linked to 'common cold' jab

The UK drug watchdog has issued an alert to the NHS after the RSV jab was linked to a rare condition that needs "urgent treatment"

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9 d. ago Regulator warns of small risk of serious condition in people having RSV jab

Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare but serious condition which needs urgent treatment in hospital to prevent it progressing.

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1 week ago Young athlete woke up and couldn't move...two hours later she was paralyzed from neck down

Brooklyn Aleksic, 20, was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition shortly after arriving at the hospital, having awoken one morning in June unable to move.

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2 w. ago DWP pays PIP to obesity and acne sufferers – but also to those faking illnesses

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) also doled out payments to 13 individuals diagnosed with factitious disorders – a rare mental condition where folks intentionally fake or induce their own illness

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2 w. ago How a camel herder from Qatar who can't speak a word of English ended up living in London's smartest street

According to his barrister, he had little contact with the outside world or any experience of modern or urban life before his arrival in the UK to receive treatment for a rare heart condition.

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3 w. ago Michael Schumacher health update from sad F1 pal – 'I prefer to remember him like that'

Flavio Briatore has provided a rare update on the condition of his former driver Michael Schumacher, who has not been seen in public since his skiing accident in 2013

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3 w. ago Spike in potentially fatal condition linked to ‘fake botox’ sparks urgent probe

Nearly 30 cases of the rare condition have been reported in North East England

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3 w. ago I have a rare skin disease that means I can never go outside

Karine de Souza, who has a rare skin condition that causes an extreme sensitivity to sunlight, was called 'irresponsible' by cruel trolls after she welcomed their fist child.

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3 w. ago Rare diagnosis left West Lothian man blind as a teen in 'isolating' experience

Neil Atkinson was only 17 when he was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye condition, Stargardt's Disease.

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