The Girl Who Survived The Brain-Eating Amoeba

In the summer of 2012, Kali Hardig went swimming at an…

Can You Die From A Nightmare?

It is the middle of the night, and there is something very wrong in my apartment. I leap up from my bed and…

Is Empty Nose Syndrome Real? And If Not, Why Are People Killing Themselves Over It?

Noise Kills: When Everyday Sound Becomes Torture

The most hellish thing about hyperacusis is that it…

How “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” Obscures A Serious Illness

Nightmare Scenarios and Medical Mysteries

Four years ago, I published an essay about living with crippling night terrors. The experience of writing that — and of having thousands of people read it — was a…

A Week In The Mysterious Sleeping Villages Of Kazakhstan

Radiation. Government conspiracy. Mass…

Medical Mysteries: A BuzzFeed News Collection

Imagine something as basic as hearing or breathing or sleeping being an…