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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to the kidney’s progressive inability to perform its functions, regardless of the cause.

Pearson syndrome is a very rare condition that affects various parts of the body, and it is caused by a mutation — or changing of structure — in the mitochondrial...

In a spinal tap, also known as a lumbar puncture, your child’s doctor uses a needle to access her spinal canal and the cerebrospinal fluid that’s found floating in it. 

Congenital sideroblastic anemia (CSA) is a group of rare inherited disorders that decrease the number of red blood cells.

A giant cell tumor is a benign solitary tumor that usually grows in the ends of long bones, and contains unusually large cells.

An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a non-invasive procedure that allows doctors to treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, and pancreatic duct.

Fibrous dysplasia is a developmental abnormality that results in abnormal growth, pain, and deformity of the affected bones.