News on General Medical Issues

The Friendship Circle blog introduces you to some rare disorders, and tells you where to get more info. (5/22/12)

Care2 reports that a mother trying to memorialize her newborn with anencephaly had her photos removed, as did the mother of a child with Down syndrome recently, and wonders why Facebook finds disability offensive. (5/21/12)

Mashable looks at the way parents turned tragedy into a powerful tool for raising awareness of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. (5/3/12)

A little girl who inspired her parents to write a heartwarming blog about her goals for her brief life with Spinal Muscular Atrophy died suddenly on Monday. (5/2/12)

CNN.com reports on a new Facebook feature that allows organ donors to identify themselves on their timelines, to help those who need organ transplants find a match. (5/2/12)

From CNN, the story of a couple celebrating the life of their child while spreading awareness of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. (4/30/12)

About.com's guide to Pediatrics looks at a new report from the May issue of Pediatrics. (4/30/12)

On CNN.com, a mother asks, "That people would do this intentionally to themselves to lose weight when thousands of children have no choice -- why would someone willingly make a choice to do this?" (4/19/12)

Advice from Julia Roberts at Support for Special Needs, who just went through this with her kids. (4/4/12) More on picking a pediatrician.

Medical news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first three months of 2012.

News stories on general medical issues from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2011.

News stories on general medical issues from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2010.