Second Opinion

As many as one out of every 110 children in the United States will be diagnosed with autism, yet many people are unaware of the full spectrum of autism disorders.

Getting a breast cancer diagnosis is scary at any age, but unique issues surround this disease when it is diagnosed early in life.

Patient Story: Hepatitis C is a worldwide health problem, and in the U.

Patient Story: What usually starts innocently enough as taking pain medication appropriately prescribed by a doctor, can turn into a deadly addiction for some.

Patient Story: Symptoms that arise from sleep disorders may not immediately be recognized as being caused by sleep problems.

Patient Story: Few things are as sad or shocking than to hear of a child diagnosed with cancer.

Patient Story: Recent medical studies raise the possibility of blood tests capable of predicting who is at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

Patient Story: As more states make the use of medical marijuana legal, doctors and lay people alike question its use, its efficacy and the amount of research being done to help prove it is safe to treat certain conditions.

Patient Story: Knee pain is a common problem and can escalate into extreme consequences that compromise lifestyle.

Patient Story: Eating for health may be more than counting calories.

Patient Story: Every day, doctors are faced with patients with symptoms that prove difficult to diagnose.

Patient Story: Sudden cardiac arrest can happen when there is an electrical problem in the heart.

Patient Story: Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a debilitating mental disorder that can occur after a terrifying event.

American missionary worker and Ebola survivor Nancy Writebol, with her husband David at her side, will share the story of some of her darkest days as the disease ravaged her body.

Patient Story: An estimated 4 million babies are born in the United States each year, and many moms have specific hopes for how their labor should go.

Patient Story: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating chronic disease that has a significant impact on a person's quality of life.

Patient Story: Rosacea is a common skin condition that causes redness in the face and often develops into small red, pus-filled bumps.

Schizoaffective disorder is a form of psychosis and is a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms.

Patient Story: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) starts in childhood but often can go unrecognized until later in life.

Patient Story: With some parents deciding not to vaccinate their children, measles cases in the United States have reached a 20-year high.

Patient Story: Sudden cardiac arrest is usually caused by an electrical disturbance in the heart, and leads to a sudden loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness.

Patient Story: Almost 30 million people in the U.S.

Patient Story: More than half a million people die of cancer each year in the U.

A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is devastating for the patient and his/her family.

Experts say the heroin epidemic, which is a growing problem nationwide, is largely spurred by people who first become addicted to prescribed opiate pain medications.

Often misunderstood and under-diagnosed, Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious mental illness that leaves those affected struggling to control emotions and maintain healthy relationships.

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that presents in early childhood or adolescence with the first symptoms often being involuntary movements, or tics.

Can you really die of a broken heart? Research says that indeed you can die from Broken Heart Syndrome, also known as Takotsubo and Stress Cardiomyopathy.

Life expectancy for people with Down Syndrome has increased over the last 30 years - from 25 years old in 1983 to 60 years old today.

In any given year, nearly 21 million American adults are diagnosed with a mood disorder.

With the increase of chronic diseases such as Type II Diabetes, the need for kidney transplants is on the rise.

Even small amounts of lead can cause serious health problems-particularly in young children.

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that is known as the "great imitator" because many of its symptoms can mask themselves as other disorders.

More than 10 million women in the U.S. struggle with Endometriosis.

Only two months since their son Patrick died of a heroin overdose, Mary and Joe Mullin courageously share their story with viewers.

As an incredibly fit triathlete, Lou Iovoli was shocked to hear that he had a late-stage cancer that could possibly kill him.

At nine years old, Liam McCammon was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

Despite his initial prognosis of six to eight months to live, Ronald Eckert, MD, is thriving after undergoing a new immunotherapy treatment for stage 4 melanoma.

Since the age 12, Gabi Thomas has been fighting the physical and mental ramifications of having Crohn's Disease.

Showing signs of depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder from a young age, Kyra Mills finally found the help she needed when she was an adult.

While caring for her mother, Donna Smith learned for the first time about Hospital Delirium.

While other media outlets sensationalize and politicize issues surrounding transgender youth, Second Opinion looks at the issue from a truly medical perspective.

Unsure of the cause of his racing heart and extreme fatigue, Joel Dittman was finally diagnosed with the very common disorder, Atrial Fibrillation.

A lifelong battle for health is at the center of this captivating story on Eating Disorders.

One in eight women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime and most of them will have no family history of the disease.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 10-24 year olds.

The average life span of a woman in the United States is 84 years.

Opioid overdose caused more than 42,000 deaths in the U.

Biologics represent the cutting edge of biomedical research, and cover a wide range of therapies.

What if your second heart attack never had to happen? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, yet many people who have had heart attacks never start or continue their cardiac rehabilitation.

In 1981 the U.S. identified its first patient in what would become the AIDS epidemic.

5.7 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease today.

Alcoholism reduces a person's life expectancy an average of 10 years.

A healthy cornea is a key to good vision. If your cornea is damaged by disease, infection, or an injury, the resulting scars can dramatically affect your vision.

While bladder cancer is a cancer not talked about as much as others, the chance men will develop it during their life is about 1 in 27.

Vaccines save lives. However, parents who believe that vaccines are linked to childhood conditions such as autism, are opting their children out.

In 2019, millennials are the largest living adult generation, and by 2020, nearly half of the U.

Depression is a treatable brain disease. But while 25 million people in the U.

Rheumatoid arthritis is caused when the immune system is not working properly.

While cigarette smoking rates continue to drop, in 2017, 14% of adults in America still smoked.

Second Opinion has been at the forefront of covering the opioid epidemic in our country.

A congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart, and they are the most common form of birth defect.

It is estimated that 20 million people in the U.S.

Insomnia can be caused by psychiatric and medical conditions, unhealthy sleep habits, specific substances, and/or certain biological factors.

Before the beginning of 2020, many people had never heard the word "coronavirus.

Parkinson's Disease is the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and this diagnosis not only brings physical challenges, but significant emotional and psychological challenges, as well.