HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Memorial Hospital’s labor and delivery wing isn’t unusual, but Leticia Maia’s pregnancy is. At 27, she lives with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the connective ...

In children with Marfan syndrome who undergo lens removal, the risk for retinal detachment increases 16-fold when capsular residue is present and by 30% with increase in axial length. Researchers ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Being a kid can be tough enough. Growing up with a serious health condition can make it even harder. Haley Langford, a 12-year-old South Florida seventh grader, is facing that ...

(CBS DETROIT)- When Keri Wallace's son Maurice was 9, the family received news that would forever change their lives. "We wonder why we see a lot of these children passing out on the fields or on ...

Fifteen years ago, chronic headaches and an astute internist saved Chris Ihde's life. The physician found that high blood pressure was causing the headaches plaguing Chris, then 26 and an avid runner ...

My mission: Tell people about ­Marfan Syndrome says Michael Reid (far right). (NAPSMI)—“God kept me here for a reason,” said Michael Redd, 41, of Georgia. “To tell people about Marfan syndrome.” ...