PORTLAND, Maine — Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called “mermaid syndrome,” and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has died.

Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common solid tumors, according to a new register study from Karolinska Institutet ...

Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare hereditary disease that significantly increases the risk of developing cancer. Almost all affected individuals receive a cancer diagnosis at least once in their lifetime ...

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With connections to several new teammates and a chance to return to second base, the former Dodger and Red sees the move as a good one. Marc Topkin is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay Rays.

There may not be a team in baseball that is as set at first base as the Tampa Bay Rays look to be. They have a dynamic hitting duo at the Major League level with Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Diaz. Aranda ...

At a monetary disadvantage compared to most teams in the MLB, the Tampa Bay Rays have to get creative when finding talent for their roster. They have never been big players in free agency, which puts ...

For 21 years, elder Ted Childress was a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, specially trained as a hostage negotiator. He’s lectured on this topic to the members of the Bureau and to other ...

HOUSTON – Mike Elko wants Texas A&M fans to resist any paranoid urges. Following a thrilling 41-40 road win over Notre Dame last Saturday, A&M inspired plenty of optimism. But its head coach Wednesday ...