Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Munchausen syndrome by proxy is different from these conditions in that it involves the abuse of someone else, typically a person ...

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Munchausen by proxy is a rare mental disorder and can become a serious form of child abuse. Recently, the condition has gotten increased attention due to its connection to a major news story. Gypsy ...

A mother who investigators say subjected her son to more than 320 hospital visits and 13 surgeries over the first eight years of his life was sentenced to six years in prison by a judge on Friday.

Ahead of the premiere of a new Netflix documentary, Take Care of Maya, Maya Kowalski tells PEOPLE how a hospitalization for her painful and rare neurological condition led to her mother’s suicide ...

Based on a BuzzFeed report by journalist Michelle Dean, The Act details the true story of how Dee Dee made her daughter undergo unnecessary medical procedures and take harsh medications to treat ...

There's a moment in Hulu's new scripted true crime series The Act when an agent from Child Protective Services knocks on the door of the Blanchard home. Before letting her in, DeeDee Blanchard grabs a ...

If you've been keeping up with The Act on Hulu, the dramatization of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's alleged abuse at the hands of her mother Dee Dee, you're probably curious about what drives a caregiver to ...