Health
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Rett Syndrome: The Neurological Condition That Primarily Affects Girls
When 18-month-old Naina suddenly stopped using the words she’d learned, lost interest in toys she previously loved, and began repetitive…
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Angelman Syndrome: The ‘Happy Puppet’ Disorder and Why That Name Is Outdated
When 2-year-old Diya’s parents brought her to a neurologist concerned that she still wasn’t speaking, walked with a stiff, jerky…
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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Understanding This Complex Genetic Disorder
When 2-year-old Aarav suddenly transitioned from being a “failure to thrive” infant with severe muscle weakness and feeding difficulties requiring…
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: The Lung and Liver Disease You May Have Never Heard Of
When 42-year-old Kavita developed severe shortness of breath and was diagnosed with COPD despite never smoking a cigarette in her…
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Hemochromatosis: The Iron Overload Disease Most People Don’t Know They Have
When 45-year-old Vikram visited his doctor complaining of chronic fatigue, joint pain in his hands, and a “bronze” skin tone…
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Wilson’s Disease: When Copper Accumulates and Poisons the Body
When 19-year-old Meera started experiencing tremors in her hands that made writing difficult, along with slurred speech and unexplained personality…
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Niemann-Pick Disease: What Happens When Lipid Metabolism Fails
When 18-month-old Rohan started losing developmental milestones he’d already achieved—no longer reaching for toys, losing the ability to sit up…
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Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much‑needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug
When the U.S. Department of Justice moved to reclassify medical marijuana to a Schedule III drug on April 23, 2026,…
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Trump’s Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long‑term care
Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, is ordering all states to step up their efforts to…
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Supreme Court bolsters donors’ free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for a chain of crisis pregnancy centers based in New Jersey to…
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Warmer temps bring soaring tick populations – here’s how to stay safe from Lyme disease
Spring’s warmer weather lures people outdoors – and into possible contact with ticks that spread Lyme disease. Already, the 2026…
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Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. During pregnancy, this bacteria can pass from a…
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Gaucher Disease: The Most Common Lysosomal Storage Disorder Explained
When 32-year-old Priya visited her doctor complaining of constant fatigue, a swollen abdomen that made her look six months pregnant,…
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Fabry Disease: The Lysosomal Storage Disorder Misdiagnosed for Decades
When 28-year-old Arjun spent his entire childhood and teenage years visiting doctors for excruciating burning pain in his hands and…
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Systemic Mastocytosis: When Mast Cells Accumulate in Places They Shouldn’t
When 42-year-old Ramesh experienced repeated episodes of sudden skin flushing, racing heartbeat, severe abdominal cramping, and dizziness over several months,…
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