Sandra G. Boodman

When a 39-year-old woman complained of feeling “off,” her doctors mostly blamed stress. A key reason: She didn’t fit the profile for a devastating disease.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.