More than 90% of patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) reported being misdiagnosed with psychiatric illnesses by nonpsychiatrist physicians, with a vast majority being told they were ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a genetic condition present at birth that involves problems with the body’s connective tissues. Connective tissues make up and support how the body is held together — ...

In medical school, residency, and fellowship, I learned to think of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) as a rare — or “zebra” — condition, characterized by joint ...

Recent research from the Medical University of South Carolina laboratory of Russell Norris, Ph.D., challenges the notion that hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is an isolated connective tissue ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Last week we discussed muscle engagement and posture, and I briefly mentioned hypermobility.

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. Early estimates have reported that this genetic disorder affects at least one in 5,000 ...

Research suggests a potential connection between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) due to the presence of the HLA-B27 gene, which is more common in people with ...

Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. Early estimates have reported that this genetic disorder affects at least one in 5,000 ...