Children are naturally curious—that’s part of what makes them so fun to talk to, but also causes them to ask blunt questions ...

The Mermaid Café is founded by an entrepreneur with Down syndrome and staffed by employees with disabilities. Its mission is to spread joy.

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.

We recently asked medical professionals of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the most bizarre cases they've ever encountered, and their stories left me speechless. Here are the most surprising ones: ...

The Mermaid Cafe 14415 Blanco Road, themermaid.cafeWith the help of her parents, Chef Leah Meyer is opening The Mermaid Cafe, scheduled to start serving up coffee and gluten-free bites in early 2025.

If you've seen the Disney movie The Little Mermaid, you may recall the scene depicting Ariel's experience of love at first sight—in fact, we might just call it “the Little Mermaid Syndrome.” Already ...

WATERLOO - Dr. Luis Rubio is known worldwide for a surgery he performed earlier this year on 1-year-old Milagros Cerron in Peru. Cerron was born with a rare condition known as "mermaid syndrome" or ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — A 2-year-old Indianapolis girl is beating the odds after being born with a condition that strikes one in 100,000 children in this country. Harper Gray has sirenomelia, also known ...