23 h. ago Rise in sex offenders using 'sleepwalker defence' to deflect rape charges, CPS prosecutor warns

Sexsomnia is a rare condition that causes people to engage in sexual activity while completely asleep, with sufferers having no memory of their actions.

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25 h. ago Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt

US medical journal article about 60-year-old with bromism warns against using AI app for health informationA US medical journal has warned against using ChatGPT for health information after a man developed a rare condition following an interaction with the chatbot about removing table salt from his diet.An article in the Annals of Internal Medicine reported a case in which a 60-year-old man developed bromism, also known as bromide toxicity, after consulting ChatGPT. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago 'It's heartbreaking watching her change... we thought we'd have more time'

Mylah Algaradi, three, was diagnosed at birth with a rare and debilitating condition

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44 h. ago What is botulism, how is it caused and what are the symptoms? After man dies eating broccoli in Italy

Botulism is a rare but life-threatening condition 🥦

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4 d. ago Scientist dies of rare condition after falling ill on flight with her son, 12

Carla Marie Longshaw, an AstraZeneca scientist from Stoke-on-Trent, died days before Christmas after her flight to the Dominican Republic was forced to divert to Puerto Rico

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4 d. ago Scientist died from rare undiagnosed heart condition on flight with 12

Scientist Carla Longshaw, 39, from Stoke-on-Trent died from a rare undiagnosed heart condition two days before Christmas on a flight to a Caribbean island, an inquest heard

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4 d. ago "They'd never seen it before in Bolton": Baby diagnosed with rare condition after doctor's concern over large head

Now he has faced a 'world-first' type of surgery

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5 d. ago Canary Islands issues rare red alert as UK tourists warned of extreme conditions

Residents and tourists are urged to follow guidance from the Ministry of Health

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6 d. ago Scots MMA fighter's brave daughter to have 13 holes drilled in skull after 700 seizures

Myla Ray, 10, will undergo the operation as last hope to stop life-threatening seizures caused by rare condition

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7 d. ago My cracked tooth led to a deadly brain condition after becoming infected... here's the symptom that diagnosed me

Graham Bell, a 61-year-old father-of-two from the UK, suffered a rare and near-deadly brain condition as a result of a cracked tooth becoming infected. He only had one subtle symptom.

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1 week ago Poirot star David Suchet speaks about grandson’s ‘rare, incurable’ condition

Actor said he wished to raise awareness of Tuberous Sclerosis

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3 w. ago Man with 'boobs' due to rare condition scared to take his top off

Thabo Methie was bullied at school about it, including his crush at the time telling me it looked like he could 'breastfeed' if he wanted to

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3 w. ago 'My scaly skin is constantly peeling and growing, I've been called a monster but I feel unique'

It took Nathalie Richert 13 years to get a diagnosis, as she is one of just 40 people worldwide with the rare condition that causes her skin to grow seven times faster than it should

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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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