As we observe Rare Disease Day on 28 February, we must recognise that some rare diseases are not only treatable but also preventable ...

Vitamin K injections at birth prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding, a rare but severe condition. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended the vitamin K shot since 1961. Routine newborn ...

When staff at my hospital asked me repeatedly, “Are you ready to join the on-call schedule?”, I felt both discouraged and inadequate. I understood they hoped to lower the on-call demands facing my ...

Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) and Tysabri (natalizumab) appear equally effective at controlling relapses and MS progression, a study finds.

A new review reveals a concerning rise in parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, increasing the risk of ...

"Our findings point to an urgent need for health care professionals to provide prenatal counseling to parents," said Dr. Kate Semidey.

"For us, communication is about giving her as much autonomy and voice as possible," Jess Markins tells PEOPLE of her ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, working with collaborators at Imperial College London and partners in Europe and the United States, have uncovered new insights into how an additional copy of ...

For two scientist parents in Buffalo, their daughter’s rare FOXG1 syndrome diagnosis led them to groundbreaking research, helping launch a gene therapy now headed to a clinical trial.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Thirty years ago, Jim O’Hara Jr. woke up from a coma, unable to walk, talk or eat. An 18-wheeler had broadsided his ...