Several people have contracted Valley fever following an outdoor music festival near Bakersfield, California, according to a statement from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) is a lung infection caused by breathing in a soil-borne fungus found in California and some parts of the southwestern U.S. So far, five patients who...
When his infant son was diagnosed with a rare disease, a Canadian father was dismayed to discover there was no treatment or cure. So he set out to make one himself. Terry Pirovolakis, an IT director in Toronto, Ontario, welcomed his third son in Dec. 2017. It was a “normal, healthy birth,” he told Fox...
A rare disease called SPG50 affects fewer than 100 people in the world — and one of them is Naomi Lockard, a 3-year-old in Colorado. An experimental genetic therapy has shown promise in stopping the disease’s progression — but it is far too expensive for most families to afford. Rebekah Lockard, the girl’s mother, is...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 21 cases of Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever, in travelers returning from Cuba. Twenty cases have been reported in Florida and one in New York. The disease is spread primarily through bites from midges and from some mosquitoes. Symptoms of the...
Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. The decision comes after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed the first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) since 2020 in Worcester County....
Fox News Digital publishes an array of health pieces all week long to keep you in the know on key wellness topics: disease prevention, nutrition, medical research, health care and more. Personal stories of people and families overcoming great obstacles are featured as well. This weekend, check out some of the top stories of the...
After nearly a decade of keeping it under wraps, Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky has shared her POTS diagnosis with the world. The athlete, who has won 14 Olympic medals for swimming, the most of any female Olympian, said she has POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome). In “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life,” Ledecky’s new memoir,...
Actor Colin Farrell is launching a new foundation to raise awareness of a rare genetic condition called Angelman syndrome, so that his son and others with the disorder will have more support and resources as they transition into adulthood. “I want the world to be kind to James,” Farrell, 48, told People magazine ahead of...
A rare health condition could be causing some people to eat while they’re sound asleep. Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) is an abnormal behavior called parasomnia that occurs during sleep. The condition causes a person to eat — and in some cases even prepare food — while asleep, according to experts. GOING TO BED AFTER THIS...
Patients with stiff person syndrome are one step closer to having access to a new treatment. Kyverna Therapeutics’ new drug, KYV-101, has been designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT), the company announced on Monday. A drug is eligible for RMAT designation if it is “intended to...
