When red blood cells die, they leave behind bilirubin, a yellow-orange pigment in the blood. The liver filters bilirubin from the bloodstream to be removed in your stool. If too much is in your system ...

Senior associate in surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital; associate professor of surgery, Harvard Medical School. Albert Y. Kevorkian, M.D. Research fellow in surgery, Harvard Medical School; ...

It's a common and usually harmless condition in which your new baby's skin and eyes look yellow. It happens when too much bilirubin, a chemical that red blood cells release during their normal ...

Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and eyes, is a very common condition in newborns. In fact, about 60 percent of infants get jaundice within several days of birth. It can occur when babies have a ...

Jaundice is a liver-related condition that causes a yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, and sometimes other less obvious symptoms. While it’s quite common and temporary in newborns, ...

Yellowish skin in newborns can be a sign that your little one has neonatal jaundice. It doesn’t look pretty, but jaundice in newborns is really common and rarely needs medical assistance to heal ...

In jaundice, the skin, whites of the eyes and mucus membranes take on a yellowish color. Jaundice itself is not an illness, but a sign of an underlying disease, says Dr. Richard Mackey, a ...

Son of renowned producer Anekal Balraj, Kannada actor Santhosh Balaraj passed away at a private hospital at the age of 34. The actor was taken to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to jaundice at a ...

Adults and children with jaundice may notice a yellowish tinge to their skin, mucous membranes, and the whites of the eyes. It can happen with various health conditions and usually indicates a problem ...