Jonathan “Jono” Lancaster has penned a book, Not All Heroes Wear Capes, about his journey Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's ...

A 10-year-old Texas boy with a genetic disorder that affects the structure of the face died two days after being anesthetized for a routine dental procedure. Marcos Tirado received the anesthesia at ...

She wore a long-sleeve shirt patterned with planets, rockets and the infinite dreams of space travel. A white bow adorned by two hearing aids sat lightly atop her head, completing an outfit that ...

Life expectancy has increased substantially for people in the United States with Down syndrome, from a median age of 4 years old in the 1950s to 57 years old in 2019. This longer life span increases ...

Elizabeth Vargas on the inspiring life of a boy living with Treacher Collins. — -- One of my favorite things to do with my children is to read to them. A few years ago, the bedtime book was ...

Nathaniel Newman, who has Treacher Collins, has undergone nearly 60 surgeries. — -- It was a frigid February night in New York City when Magda Newman was in labor with her first child. With her ...

It took Samantha Lesmeister’s family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome. The young woman, known as Sammee, had ...

MONTROSE, Mo. — It took Samantha Lesmeister’s family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome. The young woman, known ...