That first Thanksgiving with baby Gina, they celebrated with family and an oxygen machine.

Sickle cell disease occurs when a child inherits two sickle cell genes—one from each parent. Lillian knew she carried the ...

Babies are born with fine, downy, short, and slightly pigmented body hair called lanugo. The term comes from the Latin word ...

Newsday catches up with "Thanksgiving Miracle," Gina Marie DeMasi, who was born July 24, 2003, 4-months before her mother's ...

Scientists have uncovered genetic variants that help to explain why some children with mild COVID-19 go on to develop a ...

A rare and potentially fatal skin infection with nightmarish outcomes may soon have a cure.

What you can do next Of the 11 people sickened, nine were hospitalized, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said. A California woman who was pregnant with twins was sickened and both infants died, ...

Researchers have discovered how the interplay between a key protein and an endolysosomal ion channel promotes tumor development in skin cancer.

Any new lesion or growth on your skin can be a cause for concern. You might wonder if it’s a harmless age spot or melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. The problem is, it’s often ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an immune disease that affects up to 4% of the global population and causes painful, recurring skin lesions and inflammation, primarily in the folds of the skin. It ...

A wearable patch the size of a postage stamp that can monitor blood pressure continuously could soon help people manage their ...