News articles from New Zealand, and around the world, about EDS and EDSers in New Zealand.
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New Zealand Herald
10 December 2023
NZ teenager accused of faking illness in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome controversy
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New Zealand Herald
7 December 2023
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Havelock North family fights to fund a future in the wake of tragedy
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Express Healthcare Management
2 December 2023
Urgent Change Needed to Improve Recognition and Treatment of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in New Zealand
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New Zealand Herald
28 November 2023
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome sufferer Georgie Ferris dies, family remember ‘treasured daughter’
Medical Daily
26 September 2023
What Is EDS? Woman Dies From 'Invisible Disease' After Being Accused Of Faking Illness
Hawkes Bay Today via NZ Herald
25 September 2023
'I just want a life': The 17-year-old Dunedin teen heading overseas for life-saving operation
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Hawkes Bay Today via NZ Herald
23 September 2023
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Germany treatment allows semblance of normal birthday for Kiwi teen
MamaMia
18 September 2023
'Stephanie Aston died after doctors said she was faking her symptoms. I'm not even surprised.'
The Independent UK
14 September 2023
Steph Aston sought help for a rare genetic disorder. She died after being accused of faking her illness
The Mirror
14 September 2023
Stephanie Aston's death didn’t shock me - disabled women are hardly ever believed
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Express Healthcare Management
8 September 2023
Woman with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Dies After Misdiagnosis
Daily Express
8 September 2023
Woman, 33, tragically dies from rare illness after doctors said it was all in her head
Unilad
8 September 2023
Woman, 33, dies from rare disorder after 'doctors told her illness was all in her head'
WRKC Locall12
8 September 2023
33-year-old woman dies after doctor claimed she was faking her symptoms
Vigour Times
8 September 2023
Tragic Loss: Inspiring Woman, 33, Succumbs to Rare Illness Despite Doctor’s Mental-Health Diagnosis
MSN
8 September 2023
Doctor accuses New Zealand woman of faking illness, she dies from rare disorder
India Today
8 September 2023
Doctor accuses New Zealand woman of faking illness, she dies from rare disorder
The Mirror
7 September 2023
Woman, 33, dies of health condition after doctors accuse her of faking symptoms
Express Healthcare Management
7 September 2023
The Tragic Story of Stephanie Aston: Shedding Light on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Express Healthcare Management
7 September 2023
Tragic Death of New Zealand Woman Misdiagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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24SSports
7 September 2023
New Zealand woman dies of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome after doctors say she was faking her illness
7 News Australia
7 September 2023
Before she died with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, doctors told Steph Aston she was faking it
News.com.au
7 September 2023
Woman, 33, dies after doctor accused her of faking her horror symptoms of rare disorder
The Independent UK
6 September 2023
Woman accused of faking symptoms of debilitating illness dies aged 33
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NZ Herald
5 September 2023
Stephanie Aston death: EDS sufferers call for change after doctors accused woman of faking illness
Express Healthcare Management
4 September 2023
Tribute to Stephanie Aston: A Beacon of Hope for the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Community
Newstalk ZB
17 June 2023
‘If we don’t go ... Jaimee will die’: Mum gives up home, job to take teen for surgery in Germany
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Whanganui Chronicle via NZ Herald
Whanganui teen Jaz Dangen-Forster's family relieved at diagnosis, treatment for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) 12/04/2019
New Zealand Herald
20 March 2019
Georgie Ferris in agony for 12 days after botched surgery sewed her colon shut
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New Zealand Herald
2 January 2019
Digging deep: Kiwis donated more than $18,600,000 on Givealittle in 2018
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New Zealand Herald
12 December 2018
Psychiatrist downplays role of Ehlers-Danlos - Dr Rachel Palmer bedridden and broken
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New Zealand Herald
12 December 2018
Georgie Ferris' weight dropped to 33kg - now she wants to help other EDS sufferers avoid the factitious disorder label
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New Zealand Herald
14 December 2018
Advocate calls for hub and guidelines for Ehlers-Danlos patients
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New Zealand Herald
11 December 2018
EDS sufferer Nichola Smith is fighting to get factitious disorder diagnosis deleted from her medical notes
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New Zealand Herald
10 December 2018
NZ woman's 'life at stake' in medical diagnosis row, accused of faking her symptoms
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New Zealand Herald
10 December 2018
Kiwi with disease cannot get treatment, doctors say she's faking her symptoms
