Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hepatitis C can kill, but too many can't access the cure

More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday.

Immunology

Screening newborns for deadly immune disease SCID saves lives

Introducing widespread screening of newborns for a deadly disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, followed by early treatment boosted the five-year survival rate of children with the disorder from 73% before ...

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