Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of your face that causes an inability to smile, blink, or control other facial movements. It happens when the facial nerve ...

Sleep paralysis is the phenomenon of being unable to move upon waking from sleep. Episodes generally last for a few minutes. These episodes are often described as scary, and sometimes they’re ...

A respiratory virus that in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children is on the rise in California and across the nation, according to wastewater analyses. Enterovirus D68 was detected in ...

(NewsNation) — A polio-like virus that can cause paralysis in children and teens recently spiked again, U.S. wastewater data shows. EV-D68 is part of a family of viruses known as enteroviruses, which ...

A UC San Francisco doctor reviews microscopic imagery in February 2017 on enterovirus D68 and its effects on children. (Paul Chinn / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) A respiratory virus that ...