Three people in the rural California town of Mammoth Lakes have died from the same rare virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa last month.

Gene Hackman's wife died from HPS (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome), with three more cases of the disease coming up in California.

A federal advisory committee that provides guidance on which rare diseases newborns should be screened for has been dissolved by the Trump administration, according to a letter obtained by the Boston ...

These slow, agonizing deaths can be prevented—but our new science-averse health czar apparently doesn’t see that as a priority in his Make America Healthy Again crusade. Along with the 10,000 or so ...

Hollywood actor Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa’s recent death brought the rare respiratory disease, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, to the attention of the public.

Once considered obscure or opportunistic, invasive fungal infections are now surfacing with alarming frequency - and in ...

Those with piebaldism have areas of lighter-than-normal skin and hair due to the absence of pigment. Read more at ...

Takahiro Takano, a well-known figure in Japanese media, shocked fans when he left TBS this January after years of impactful broadcasting. His decision stemmed from a profound personal experience: the ...

Adam Devine, a "Modern Family" creator, shared the details, and the eventual diagnosis, on a podcast Wednesday.

Three-year-old Logan Reese was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a rare neurological condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord, after experiencing sudden paralysis on St. Patrick’s Day.