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A Facebook page helped lead military veteran Sierra Prindle to a surgeon who could treat her rare leg condition.

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Millions of Americans live with immune issues and depend on herd immunity to protect them from contagious diseases like ...

Families form the backbone of communities across the world and addressing the economic and social challenges they face is a ...

Sara Smith, Missouri’s new director of Children’s Services, says her agency must improve after releasing case summaries detailing years of warnings before the death of 5-year-old Grayson O’Connor.

A team of doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine treated a baby with a gene editing technology ...

The oft-cited Cancer in Iowa report that for several years has found the state to have the second-highest and fastest-growing rate of new cancers in the nation next year will start breaking out ...

Gerhardt Konig remains jailed after prosecutors argued that he's dangerous and fled from police after attacking his wife on a ...

ADHD is still widely misunderstood, and to give students the support they need, we must better understand their unique ...

Hospice and palliative care differ based on who qualifies. The timing of diagnosis and prognosis also matters. Learn about inpatient and outpatient care.