Vitamin D deficiency does not display obvious symptoms, nor is it often diagnosed by doctors. But when left unaddressed, it can have significant health effects. Vitamin D is a hormone that controls calcium levels in the blood, crucial for bone ...

The incidence of rickets in Sudanese patients is estimated to be 350 times greater than the national population, new research has found. Refugee children in Australia, particularly those of African descent, are more likely to suffer from a debilitating bone ...

All pregnant women should be tested for vitamin D deficiency and those found to be deficient should be treated, experts have warned. Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to develop gestational diabetes, and, their babies ...