“If it’s positive it’s a death sentence,” Filmmaker Marianna Palka says. “If it’s the opposite, I live like everyone else.” Palka has a 50/50 chance of developing Huntington’s disease. She watched her ...

“I’ve decided to get tested for Huntington’s disease,” my sister Lindsey said one gray January afternoon in New York while we were getting our nails done. She asked to spend some one-on-one time ...

A dad found out he has been living with a rare incurable disease for 35 years when he put his son through genetic testing — after dismissing his aches and pains for aging. Robin Schultz, 35, and his ...

Diseases are medical conditions that affect the body and disrupt its normal functions. Although healthcare professionals and researchers have made significant progress in finding cures for many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following his announcement of having an incurable disease, a famous country singer wrapped up his final stop on tour. While on ...

It's October, the month when the world turns pink as we unite in solidarity with breast cancer previvors, thrivers and survivors. The pink ribbon has become a symbol of hope, strength, and the fight ...

Gene editors usually take years to test and perfect. KJ Muldoon’s treatment took only six months. Now his doctors want to go even faster. Before the age of one, KJ Muldoon had already made medical ...

Until two years ago, Jose Peña of Oakland could tote a 60-pound slab of countertop with ease. Now, a walk down the block with his kids leaves him gasping for breath and reaching for his oxygen tank.