DEAR DR. ROACH: Why aren’t meningococcal vaccines recommended for people over the age of 23? Are they assuming (wrongly) that most people have already received them or that most won’t (again, probably ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed serious concern over the condition of government/municipal schools in the state, directing the authorities to urgently ...

Rare disease drug developer BioMarin Pharmaceutical is buying its way to revenue growth with a $4.8 billion deal for Amicus Therapeutics, a company whose two commercialized products each offer ...

UCB plans to file for regulatory approval of Fintepla to treat a third epileptic condition “as soon as possible,” the company said, as it reported results of a phase 3 trial in patients with the ultra ...

AIKEN — Families seeking information braved rainy weather on the afternoon of Nov. 25 to attend an Autism Spectrum Disorder panel at Rural Health Services Inc. There, an overview of the disorder and ...

AMSTERDAM — Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a distinct psychiatric phenotype with specific prevention and treatment strategies and should be classified as a distinct mental illness diagnosis within the ...

Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized, as the name suggests, by deficiencies (abnormal, poor or absent function) in the immune system. As ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Clinic for Special Children found that complement factor I (CFI) deficiency, an ultra-rare genetic disorder that can cause ...

An agency-sponsored forum included critics of psychiatry who believe the drugs can harm a developing fetus. Other experts said antidepressants were safe and necessary. By Ellen Barry Over nearly four ...

The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they -- and the boy -- had been ...

Dirty diapers are more than a messy reality of infant care—baby poop can be an indicator of an infant’s gut microbiome and future health. “Three-quarters of babies are at heightened risk of atopic ...