Doctors have developed a lifesaving treatment for a rare form of muscular dystrophy called Pompe disease. Pompe is an inherited disorder--both parents have to have the defective gene, which is not a common thing. Pompe is a rare and fatal... (Read more about AMAZING GENE TREATMENT)

They’re the guys on the baseball diamond that get the brunt of the bangup: catcher’s get run over, they destroy their knees by crouching all day long. And now, there’s evidence that they suffer significant hand trauma, perhaps, because their... (Read more about CATCHER'S MITTS CUSHIONING)

Children’s playground safety is an issue that requires more attention to ensure that children’s broken bones don’t lead to complications that trouble them for the rest of their lives. 10 year old Renee Novelli is a bundle of energy. When she’s... (Read more about CHILDREN BREAKING BONES)

There’s new hope for ovarian cancer patients. Doctors are saying that giving chemo through the abdomen rather than through the vein should now be the way many ovarian cancer patients are treated. This is actually an old method to deliver... (Read more about New Ovarian Cancer Treatment)

By Dr. Chitti Moorthy In recent years, Radiation Oncology has made great strides in cancer treatment. Alone or in combination with other treatments, radiation therapy is dramatically raising cancer cure rates. Leading medical centers provide... (Read more about Radiation Oncology)

It’s perhaps the worst thing parents could experience: finding their newborn baby has quietly died while sleeping overnight. Sadly, this happens too often as a result of SIDS--sudden infant death syndrome. Although some specific cases have... (Read more about SIDS Recommendations)