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Season 2

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Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Case #08: August

Season 1 Episode 8

Suffering from inexplicable sores & excruciating pain since he was 5 years old, August searched to uncover what plagued so many years of his life and threatened his mobility.  His dreams of a musical…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Case #07: Kam

Season 1 Episode 7

Kam is rapidly losing her motor skills as she’s attacked by an unknown & unseen disease. In a matter of months, she goes from starring on her high school soccer team to struggling to make it up the s…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Case #06: Antoinette

Season 1 Episode 6

Diagnosed at a young age, Antoinette has dealt with Sickle Cell all her life. It’s not until she’s older that she realizes her Sickle Cell is unlike any case her doctor has seen before. With delibera…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Case #05: Kyle

Season 1 Episode 5

Kyle was in the ER for a break or sprain almost every month. The injuries were too frequent & too severe to be written off as Kyle just being an active kid. There was something larger at work here. D…

Published on 3 years ago

Case #04: Shelby

Season 1 Episode 4

Shelby was a freshman in college when she got mono - something that, though draining, is very common in school-age kids. But her mono wasn’t like anything her friends or family had ever seen before. …

Published on 3 years ago

Case #03: Zach

Season 1 Episode 3

Zach was your average 11-year-old who loved pizza, sports, and going fishing with his Dad until an incident at a baseball game changed his life forever. As an illness quickly takes hold and wreaks ha…

Published on 3 years ago

Case #02: Athena

Season 1 Episode 2

As a young teenager, Athena began experiencing pimple-like abscesses in various areas of her body. For years, doctors attributed the painful lesions to poor hygiene, shaming Athena into internalizing…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Case #01: Nyobie

Season 1 Episode 1

Nyobie grew up knowing there was something different about her body. As a young woman, she was plagued by unexplained symptoms doctors initially dismissed as part of puberty. But persistent pain and …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Welcome to Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast

Nearly half of all Americans suffer from a chronic illness and many struggle for an accurate diagnosis. Welcome to “Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast,” a brand new podcast from iHeartRadio. Each…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago