Sandra G. Boodman

Violin teacher Constance Meyer’s chronic hacking cough was driving other people crazy. The mother of a new student figured out the cause — just in time.

An editor in his early 40s thought the tiny numb spot on his nose was innocuous. A year and six doctors later, he learned it was anything but.

A baby’s alarming deterioration was the result of a disorder that can be overlooked in infants, and that, if left untreated, can cause permanent brain damage.

A woman’s hospitalization following a suicide attempt in 2018 led to the discovery of a condition that had shaped her life for nearly 50 years.

Medical Mysteries: Her odd pelvic infections had a jaw-dropping origin

Doctors thought her constantly running nose was due to allergies or a virus. Eight years earlier, a relative had a similar problem that had an unfortunate ending.

At one point she feared she was experiencing a psychotic break; her husband wondered if she was secretly drinking.

7 hours ago ... Patti Glover was knocked sideways by headaches that felt like an ice pick and had been misattributed to migraines.

Pregnancy had been a breeze. But after Aimee Lucido gave birth and began breastfeeding, she developed intractable, crippling back pain that baffled doctors.

For 18 years a woman suffered from an episodic illness featuring hives and fevers that stumped doctors. The cause, discovered after surgery, was mind-blowing.