Rare diseases (RD) are more common than you might think. For every 20 people you know, one is likely affected by a rare ...

Soph Myers-Kelley and his mom, René Myers, got diagnosed with the same connective tissue disorder one year apart. What happened next was a process of learning together — and getting glimpses into the ...

Certain inherited conditions, such as Marfan and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes ... smoked should undergo a one-time ultrasound screening test for this condition. (Howard LeWine, M.D., is an internist ...

Filmmaker Andrew Abrahams addresses these issues in his new documentary “Complicated,” which is a World Premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival. The film follows a group of families and their children ...