Credit: Getty Images Some rare psychological disorders may occur so infrequently that most mental health professionals might never encounter them. Approximately 1 of every 5 adults in the United ...

"It's a slow-moving train wreck," Mike Graglia says about his 12-year-old son Tony's rare genetic disease with no cure. Caused by a tiny fluke of nature—a mutation in a gene known as a SYNGAP1—the non ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday added two rare genetic disorders, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, to the federal newborn screening list to enable ...

Scientists and clinicians reported advances that addressed conditions once thought irreversible, from congenital deafness and ...

Inspired by his father, Grandview High School student Josue Clara started a nonprofit called Beyond Rare to build awareness ...

The decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a resolution to establish a global framework to support the diagnosis and management of rare diseases and promote research ...

Catherine Illingworth, 39, knew something was wrong the moment her son's neurologist walked into the room. Illingworth requested the referral from her son's pediatrician based on instinct. George took ...