Physicians are taking note of a rise in both mild and severe cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy — the condition at the center of Florida’s closely-watched “Take Care of Maya” trial that concluded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maya Kowalski tells PEOPLE how a hospitalization for her painful and rare neurological condition led to her mother’s suicide, ...

Maya Kowalski’s 'medical kidnapping' and mother’s suicide was chronicled in a 2023 Netflix documentary Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hospital was found liable of multiple claims, including the wrongful death of Beata Kowalski and inflicting emotional distress ...

VENICE, Fla. — The fourth week of the "Take Care of Maya" trial began Monday at a Sarasota County courthouse with another set of doctors testifying for the defense. The case involves a Venice family's ...