Nephrotic syndrome is a clinical entity defined by heavy proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and edema, stemming from various glomerular diseases. Diagnosis requires a comprehensive ...

People with certain forms of the MC4R gene have lower cholesterol levels than do other individuals with a high body-mass ...

Alagille syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. While most cases are diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, milder forms can remain unrecognized until adolescence or even adulthood. Alagille syndrome ...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, affects about 10 million people in the world. It’s a leading cause of infertility and the exact root of the health condition is unknown. According to the World ...

Those with an extreme pain crisis mis-triaged with a less severe category waited nearly three times as long for medication.

In a 1973 heist, he and another man held hostages who surprisingly came to defend them, drawing attention to a puzzling ...

This is the story of Cooper, a special dog born with a rare condition called short spine syndrome that makes him appear as though he has no neck. Thankfully, Cooper was taken in by a compassionate ...

BETHESDA, Md. — Exactly one year ago, in these pages, I implored Congress to receive classified testimony from me about State Department and CIA efforts to cover up evidence and intelligence of the so ...

What is clear is that the Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine and the vaccine preservative thimerosal are not causal factors.

As Dr. Perry Cox on “Scrubs,” John McGinley exhibited a hard-to-match intensity. In real life, that intensity comes out in his fierce devotion to his three kids, the oldest of whom was born with Down ...

Human fertility hinges on a delicate molecular ballet that begins even before birth. UC Davis researchers have uncovered how special protein networks safeguard chromosomes as eggs and sperm form, ...

Health Secretary RFK Jr. said the U.S. is going to look at vaccines as a cause. In the wake of the White House's announcement on Monday of a potential link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and ...