She had spent the previous six months at a private treatment center receiving care for mental illnesses.
For 17 years, she battled baffling attacks of dimming vision, nausea and crushing fatigue.
Why her spa day had permanent consequences.
A woman’s “tipping point” spurred a fresh approach to the problem that dated back to high school.
An unfortunate combination of faulty assumptions and missed opportunities delayed a common diagnosis.
The duration of his burning pain, triggered by chemical smells, has baffled doctors.
Specialists feverishly tried to figure out why the 5-month-old stopped breathing.
An Oregon woman wishes she had known the truth sooner.
The 49-year-old had thought his persistent symptoms were no big deal.
Her anxiety left some doctors skeptical of a physical problem.
The unknown cause explained a tragic death that had occurred decades earlier.
Stuck in traffic, she discovered images on her phone that seemed to match her strange symptoms.
One surgeon’s open-mindedness led to a successful fix others had dismissed.
A brain scan prompted a wholesale reevaluation of this woman’s medical history dating back years.
Patients and doctors offer ways to avoid wrong turns in unsolved cases.
A New York handbag designer has struggled to cope with her confusing condition.
Her unusual diagnosis was followed by a long and rocky quest for effective treatment.
Doctors were stumped. Then a specialist 8,000 miles away ordered a revealing scan.
The surprising reason for her retching led a Los Angeles publicist to revamp her lifestyle.
Her fall off the bleachers during high school graduation triggered a search for answers.
