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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An elected official in Lehigh County is calling for action after he says he discovered an unusually high number of rare medical diagnoses. He says they led to multiple parents ...

As the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, Lucy Letby's case has left victims' families and the public with one major question - why did she do it? The nurse maintained her ...

Jameela Jamil is publicly clapping back at a conspiracy theory claiming she suffers from Munchausen syndrome. Yep, it’s apparently that kind of week on the internet. The Good Place star not only ...

A Bronx mom poisoned her toddler daughter with “life-threatening levels” of seizure meds — in a suspected case of the bizarre Munchausen syndrome by proxy, cops and police sources say. Tajahnae Brown, ...

The Good Place star compared her fight to those of "Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, Tarana Burke, Lizzo" Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis ...

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Online commenters accused The Good Place actress of fabricating some of her health issues Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and ...