Robert Roberson's "shaken baby syndrome" case also went to the Supreme Court. In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on what some ...

Metabolic syndrome, also known as insulin resistance syndrome or syndrome X, happens when you have a group of health conditions that put you at a greater risk of developing heart disease ...

In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed the name of shaken baby syndrome to the more broadly defined “abusive head trauma” to include injuries caused by mechanisms other than ...

If you've learned that your child or a child of a loved one has Hurler syndrome, you're probably confused and frightened. What does this mean? Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of genetic ...

The Allan B. Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-run facility that houses men on death row in the state. Photo: François Picard/AFP via Getty Images ...

A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. from a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to receive a ...

Tourette syndrome is a neurological (nervous system) tic disorder. It causes people to make sudden movements or sounds they can’t control. These are called tics. For example, someone with ...

A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. from a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to receive a ...

The inmate’s attorneys call that a misdiagnosis – and also discredit shaken baby syndrome on its face, despite broad consensus among pediatricians it is legitimate. The lawyers say ...

What Is Raynaud's Syndrome? In Raynaud's syndrome, the blood vessels constrict more than they should, which reduces blood flow. That not only makes your extremities cold, it also makes them difficult ...