Although rare kidney diseases remain a significantly overlooked contributor to the global burden of CKD, things have begun to ...

Penn and CHOP researchers want to develop urea cycle disorder treatments using CRISPR gene-editing therapy. Get unlimited access to Inquirer.com and The Inquirer App, plus 5 articles each month to ...

Earlier this year, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn created a first-of-its-kind drug customized to a unique genetic mutation to save an infant named Baby KJ from dying of a ...

Amanda LaValle pushed for her daughter to get genetic testing. When she learns that her daughter is one of only six people in ...

US regulators laid out new guidelines for approving custom-made treatments for individual patients, a move that could bring ...

Pennsylvania now stands at the center of America’s Lyme disease epidemic, consistently reporting the highest number of cases ...

Many people love dogs and keep them as pets. But sometimes dogs carry diseases that spread to humans. Many people think only ...

Clinicians must adapt to the new reality of HFMD, as emerging strains drive serious complications and challenge old ...

Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD.

Another common feature: Patients with a number of autoimmune diseases, especially women, often suffer heart attacks and ...

Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the ...