Lupus is more common in Black people, and symptoms can be different too. Here's what to look out for and how to treat it.

A pediatrician examining Annie Smith’s older brother noticed a bruise on the 6-year-old’s leg — which led to a rare and harrowing diagnosis.

At most well-child visits, parents expect to hear about height and weight. But another important number is quietly becoming part of routine care: blood pressure. While many people think of high blood ...

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MINDY BASARA IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT, METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY IS ONE OF MANY RARE GENETIC DISEASES. IT’S FATAL. HOWEVER, THERE IS A NEW TREATMENT FOR IT IF DETECTED EARLY THROUGH A BLOOD TEST AT ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Children’s Health System of Texas and a Dallas area doctor face a lawsuit from the Texas Attorney General’s Office (OAG) that accuses them of alleged Medicaid fraud and violations of ...

A simple blood test might one day serve as a molecular ‘clock’ that predicts not only whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s disease — but when. Blood tests are now approved for Alzheimer’s: how ...

A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection. The technology merges DNA nanotechnology, ...

Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.’s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits — colds, the flu, RSV — that’s also the time when the city school district issues ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)-With temperatures changing over the last few weeks, it means more people are getting sick. The state health departments in Georgia and South Carolina are continuing to track the ...

Each night, Louis-Hunter Kean spiked a fever as high as 104.5. He would sweat through bedsheets and shiver uncontrollably. By morning, his fever would ease but his body still ached; even his jaw hurt.