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Getting a diagnosis for your child—whether it comes before birth, in the delivery room, or years into their life—can stop you in your tracks. Achondroplasia is a word most parents have never heard before the moment it’s handed to them, and in that moment, it can be hard to know what to feel, what to ask, or where to begin. What Is Achondroplasia? Achondroplasia is a genetic condition that affects bone growth, particularly in the arms, legs, and spine.

Most people know Parkinson’s disease by its most visible signs — the tremors, the shuffling walk, the slowness of movement. What surprises many patients and families is what can come later: seeing things that aren’t there, believing things that aren’t true, and navigating a reality that no longer lines up with the people around you. About 50% of people with Parkinson’s report experiencing hallucinations or delusions, and that number climbs as the disease progresses.

If you’ve ever been jolted awake by a sudden, burning pain in your big toe, or watched your ankle swell to twice its size overnight, then you know how challenging a gout flare can be. Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis, and while a single flare is painful enough, recurring attacks are a signal your body is sending you a message worth taking seriously. So when is it time to stop managing flares on your own and pick up the phone to call your doctor?

In early 2024, Tyger Adoure-Zehaim was doing what she always did: caring for others. As an inpatient pediatric nurse for kids with cystic fibrosis and mother to two boys aged 3 and 6, she was used to running on little sleep and having even less time for herself. So, when she started experiencing persistent lower back pain, unexplained weight loss, and a lingering cough, she chalked it up to the demands of her job, her busy life as a mom, and old dancing injuries.

Every child grows at their own pace. But when a child consistently falls behind — not just in height, but in growth rate — it may be worth looking closer. For some children, slow growth isn’t just a family trait or a “late-bloomer” pattern. It’s a sign of a medical condition called pediatric growth hormone deficiency, or GHD. GHD affects an estimated 1 in 4,000 to 1 in 10,000 children in the United States. It’s rare, but treatments are available to help children with this condition grow normally.

Getting a diagnosis for your child — whether it comes before birth, in the delivery room, or years into their life — can stop you in your tracks. Achondroplasia is a word most parents have never heard before the moment it’s handed to them. And in that moment, it can be hard to know what to feel, what to ask, or where to begin. That’s where we come in. This article will give you a brief overview of achondroplasia: what you should know right now and what the next steps are. What is Achondroplasia?

You try medication after medication, therapy after therapy, but your depression symptoms persist. This scenario may be familiar to you if you’ve been diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). That’s why research, like this TRD study, may help. Expanding our knowledge about TRD, and investigating different therapies for it, may give people with TRD more tools to help manage their symptoms. What is Treatment-Resistant Depression?

William has always been driven. Originally from Nebraska, his family moved to Indiana in his sophomore year of high school where he learned a valuable lesson in adapting to what life threw at you. He later attended Wabash College to pursue an English degree and got involved in the school’s business program. As an active student on campus, William also joined the school’s track and field team, as well as a fraternity.

If you have gout, you know a flare doesn’t just hurt — it can stop you in your tracks. The pain often comes on fast, sometimes overnight, and can feel so intense that even a bedsheet resting on your foot is unbearable. But what is actually happening inside your body when a flare hits? Understanding the science — in plain terms — can help you feel more in control of your condition.

You know your child better than anyone. So when something feels off — when they seem a lot smaller than their friends, or when the same pair of jeans still fits a year later — it’s okay to trust that feeling and ask questions. For some kids, slower-than-usual growth is a sign of growth hormone deficiency (GHD). It’s not common (it affects about 1 in 4,000 to 1 in 10,000 children) but it is manageable, especially when it’s caught early. Here’s what parents should know.