Michael’s wife, Teresa, added, “If we can save a life, we will tell anyone our story.” It’s a story that could have ended when Michael was 14 years old, when he had his first aneurysm. Michael had ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: Recently, all three of my children went to a chiropractor, since all have back problems. The doctor suggested having my middle child seen by a heart specialist because he has flat feet, ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Beckett Hotchkiss, an 11-year-old boy, is bringing attention to a genetic disorder known as Marfan Syndrome. He's taken his push all the way to the capitol, with the hopes of better ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — February is Marfan Awareness Month. If you haven’t heard of Marfan, it is a genetic condition that affects the body’s connective tissue. About one in 5,000 people have Marfan ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Local 10 is Walking for Victory in 2024. Several members of our staff will be participating in the seventh annual Marfan Foundation walk, taking place Jan. 28 at T.Y. Park in ...

VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- In Vallejo Wednesday, was a birthday party for the ages. It was a gathering of firefighters and a family they know very well though difficult circumstances. RELATED: The way ...

A study by the Institut de Neurociències of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) reveals that inflammation associated with Marfan syndrome increases vulnerability to neurological diseases ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has designated allopurinol as the first orphan drug for the treatment of Marfan syndrome, a rare connective tissue disease which has no cure to date. This disease ...

One of the priority objectives of research into rare diseases is to develop new treatments, and orphan medicines — which target conditions affecting no more than 5 in 10,000 people in the EU — provide ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A college basketball standout whose NBA dreams ended because of a rare disease is a new spokesman for the Marfan Foundation. Twenty-year-old Isaiah Austin was diagnosed with Marfan ...