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The U.S. is experiencing a cyclospora infection outbreak with symptoms including bowel issues, cramps and bloating. Dr. Donald Dumford, an infectious disease specialist and a physician at the Cleveland Clinic, joins FOX Weather with the latest. 

Chronic pain, persistent diarrhea, shortness of breath, and a racing heart — what happens when doctors are unable to diagnose or treat life-altering symptoms? For some, the reason is that they have a rare disease that the doctor is unfamiliar with. Or they’re experiencing what is known as “medical gaslighting” when patients are told that…

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has identified interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers as a promising option for preventing relapses in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD). MOGAD is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder that can cause vision loss, paralysis and other serious neurological complications

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Plano-based Secretome Therapeutics has reshaped its leadership team, hiring four executives and moving its chief medical officer into a new role as it heads toward late-stage trials for its lead therapy

Tularemia, also called rabbit fever, can follow a bite from an insect that has previously bitten a sick mammal such as a rabbit. See all topics

A potentially deadly tick-borne illness called the Bourbon Virus has been confirmed in New York for the first time, raising questions about similar illnesses across the northeast

A person in South Carolina has been infected with a rare and serious viral illness after being bitten by a mosquito

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