Meme: Courageous Hearts
Spoonies are strong every day and in spite of a lot. Don't forget that you have a courageous heart <3
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Meme: Courageous Hearts
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Why a Lifetime of ERT May Be a Thing of the Past
In 1964, Henri Hers was studying Pompe disease when he suggested that the absence of lysosomal enzymes could be responsible for several other conditions. He was right, and a category of…
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Why a Lifetime of ERT May Be a Thing of the Past
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When You’ve Lost Your Faith in Humanity, Look to This SBS Girl
She's young. She's beautiful. And she's living with short bowel syndrome, or SBS. Shante Smith was born with SBS, a disease that renders it difficult for the body to absorb and…
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When You’ve Lost Your Faith in Humanity, Look to This SBS Girl
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This Amazing Company Puts Gene Testing in the Spotlight
It takes an average of seven years for a patient with a rare disease like severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) to receive a correct diagnosis; and that comes after the patient…
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This Amazing Company Puts Gene Testing in the Spotlight
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No Spitting on the Platform; In the Lab, It’s Okay
According to Hershel Raff, Ph.D, a professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Cushing syndrome is one of the most difficult diseases to diagnose. Raff maintains that by using a…
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No Spitting on the Platform; In the Lab, It’s Okay
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69,000 People Want New Treatments for Acromegaly NOW
If you have acromegaly, you know that available treatment options are very limited, so when Chiasma, a pharmaceutical company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, received notification that the FDA was not…
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69,000 People Want New Treatments for Acromegaly NOW
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Check Out These Interesting Facts on Aplastic Anemia and Expand Your Mind
If you are trying to dive into aplastic anemia, here are some interesting facts from the Seattle Children’s Hospital that you should definitely check out. First, for anyone who’s been…
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Check Out These Interesting Facts on Aplastic Anemia and Expand Your Mind
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Got Gaucher? You WILL Want to Know This!
Those of us with Gaucher disease who know how much uncertainty, fear, and anger enzyme replacement treatment (ERT) shortages cause, REJOICE! Researchers have found that the oral substrate reduction therapy…
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Got Gaucher? You WILL Want to Know This!
Esta es la mejor historia de exito entre mama e hija
Usted no va a venir a través de demasiadas personas en sus vidas como Elaine Gómez y su hija, Michelle DeMont. Y es probable que no se encontrará con el…
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Esta es la mejor historia de exito entre mama e hija
