For young adults living with lifelong medical conditions, leaving the care of pediatric specialists can be both emotional and ...

A County Antrim charity that offers specialist support to children living with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus has purchased a ...

John Scott was rarely spoken of in his family after he was placed in an institution. After a half-century, his youngest ...

Julie Louise Myhre-Schnell pleaded guilty in July to putting medication in her disabled adult son's feeding bag in an attempt to end his life.

A new study reveals an increase in premature deaths among 18-to-64-year-olds, with Black adults and certain states ...

The Scott County Attorney who prosecuted Julie Myhre-Schnell was outraged by the sentence, saying he wanted a far longer term ...

In the field of paediatrics, the concept of normal (ie, typical)—in contrast to different, special, deviant, delayed, or atypical—has imposed a problematic framework within which people view a child ...

Intermountain Health’s Primary Promise campaign has inspired more than $642 million in community gifts to build the nation’s ...

The number of children actively waiting on spinal surgery lists increased last month, in line with a national rise in surgery queues for all patients, as a statutory inquiry has been promised into the ...

An inspirational Darlington athlete and coach tells PETER BARRON how sport transformed his life after a spell in jail ...

BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Matt Bailey was blessed with a cup of hot chocolate made by nuns on his leg of the Thousand Mile Challenge for BBC Children in Need. He said he'd been "blown away" by ...