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A Teen’s Cannabis Habit Nearly Cost Him His Brain After Weeks of Vomiting
A 15-year-old boy in Georgia lost between 25 and 30 pounds in just a few weeks, and the reason was not a diet or a growth spurt. He was vomiting so often that his body began running dangerously low on nutrients, eventually leaving him with neurological symptoms that sent his doctors searching for a much…
North Carolina Teen Critically Ill After Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
A North Carolina teenager is critically ill after contracting a rare infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba commonly found in warm freshwater. The frightening organism has earned the nickname “brain-eating amoeba” because, in extremely rare cases, it can enter the nose and travel toward the brain, causing a devastating infection that progresses rapidly…
Dwindling to 87 Pounds: A Personal Nightmare Inside the ‘Scromiting’ Epidemic
On a spring break flight her senior year, 17-year-old Sydni Collins started vomiting and could not stop. What she assumed was food poisoning kept returning in violent waves: mornings spent dry heaving, days missed from school, nights curled up in pain while hot showers and baths became her only brief relief. It would take repeated…