Want a verdict on gluten-free diets? You won’t find it in a study. By Contributed Content June 4, 2018 at 3:09 p.m. As a dietitian, I get asked all the time, "Where do you stand on gluten-free...
Huntington’s disease is going to kill him, but this Wash. scientist is tackling it head-on By Bob Young June 4, 2018 at 3:44 p.m. After Jeff Carroll got tested to see if he'd die prematurely from a hereditary disease...
An intensive care doctor advises how to soothe the senses of a dying loved one By Jessica Zitter June 4, 2018 at 3:43 p.m. I once walked into the room of a dying patient to hear a game show...
PURA syndrome families By baiduhai December 20, 2018 at 4:03 p.m. There are only about 130 people in the world known to have William and Owen's...
Chicago families of kids with rare genetic disorder find support in one another By Nara Schoenberg June 4, 2018 at 4:04 p.m. Joanna Horsnail cried the first time she met 9-year-old Owen Reynolds. Here, finally, was another...
More than a third of teenage girls experience depression, new study says By Ariana Eunjung Cha June 4, 2018 at 4:25 p.m. Depression is usually considered an issue parents have to watch out for starting in the...
Drug Xeloda prolongs survival for some breast cancer patients By Amy Norton June 4, 2018 at 3:55 p.m. A drug called Xeloda can extend the lives of some women whose breast cancer is...
How a Stacey Griffith master class turned a SoulCycle newbie into a believer By Nicole Brodeur June 4, 2018 at 4:24 p.m. Oh, I didn't belong here. I was wearing a cotton T-shirt and bike shorts under...
A little girl’s butterfly skin and ‘the worst disease you’ve never heard of’ By Ellen McCarthy June 4, 2018 at 4:23 p.m. Every morning, Kevin Federici pulls on a head lamp, sterilizes a sewing needle and prepares...
Winning the doctor lottery can mean the difference between life and death By Donna Jackson Nakazawa June 4, 2018 at 4:48 p.m. When my son was 5 weeks old, he began to turn away from my breast...