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Common baby rashes
You might expect a baby's skin to be flawless, but rashes and other skin conditions are common. Find out when treatment can help.
Bronchiolitis
Infection in the small airways of the lungs is common in young kids and babies. Symptoms may include coughing, wheezing and trouble breathing.
Hepatitis A
This contagious liver infection is caused by a virus. Learn more about its symptoms, treatment and prevention, including the hepatitis A vaccine.
Unusual COVID-19 symptoms: What are they?
COVID-19 can cause a wide variety of symptoms, some more common than others. Learn about how COVID-19 can make you feel.
Conjoined twins
If an early embryo only partially separates and two babies develop, they remain physically connected — most often at the chest, abdomen or pelvis.
Chiari malformation
Learn about this brain condition in which brain tissue extends into the spinal canal.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
This group of inherited genetic conditions limits the adrenal glands' ability to make certain vital hormones.
Pectus excavatum
Pectus excavatum causes the breastbone to sink into the chest. This can affect heart and lung function. Surgery helps correct the deformity.
Niemann-Pick disease
A condition passed down in families that affects how the body breaks down and uses fats. Fat buildup in cells damages the nerves, brain and other organs.
Progeria
This genetic disorder is extremely rare and progressive. It causes children to age rapidly, beginning in their first two years of life.
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