Micah Clayborne was diagnosed with Danon disease, a rare condition, after complaining of chest pains. He needed a heart ...

Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...

Education is a distant dream for children in Makoko, an urban slum in Lagos State. Heavy rains and rising floodwaters have ...

Rare genetic diseases are challenging for patients and their families—made all the more overwhelming because symptoms tend to ...

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33-year record high, years after it was officially eliminated in the ...

With the initiative, families can have their baby’s full genetic code sequenced at no cost to identify potentially serious ...

Parents of 1,200 children in the Australian state of Victoria are being advised to get them tested for infectious diseases ...

The Community Vaccine Forum released a study sounding alarms about Utah's decreasing childhood vaccination rates. They argue ...

While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...

Children with hematologic malignancies continue to exhibit increased IPD risk despite an overall decline in pediatric IPD after the introduction of the PCV13 vaccine.

A key lawmaker and Florida State University leaders on Wednesday touted a new law that includes offering free genetic ...

The value of a recent biochemical discovery can be seen in the case of an 8-year-old boy who was playing typical sports in ...