Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during ...
The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $8 million to the Kennedy Krieger Institute for researching rare disorders that negatively affect children.The money will establish a ...
Each year, 41,000 babies in Vietnam are born with defects. IVF and gene screening are offering families hope for healthy ...
Growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders - giving healthcare professionals and families clearer guidance on how a child is developing - have been created by an international team, led by ...
When Meenu Hodiwalla gave birth to her son almost three decades ago, she imagined the early days unfolding like they do for most new parents - tiny fingers curling around hers, the baby's eyes ...
For a decade after its discovery, CRISPR gene editing was stuck on the cusp of transforming medicine. Then, in 2023, scientists started using it on sickle-cell disease, and Victoria Gray, a patient ...
A one-year-old baby from Uzbekistan with rare Alagille syndrome was saved after his condition worsened despite early surgery. Doctors in India confirmed a liver transplant was the only option. In a ...