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Can You Resist the IPF Lens Shift?
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Can You Resist the IPF Lens Shift?

  • Post author:Sabina Kennedy
  • Post published:February 27, 2017
  • Post category:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/IPF/Rare Disease

Nobody fights alone… or at least I hope so. And some individuals on an idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) journey were sweetly reminded that there are others who walk with them…

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You Need to Participate in the All of Us Research Program of the Precision Medicine Initiative

You Need to Participate in the All of Us Research Program of the Precision Medicine Initiative

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 27, 2017
  • Post category:Rare Disease

The All of Us Research Program (The Program) at NIH is AWESOME. Here's what I learned at Rare Disease Day at NIH (#RDDNIH) and what you should know too, so…

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Could Your Child’s Excessive Daytime Sleepiness be Narcolepsy?
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Could Your Child’s Excessive Daytime Sleepiness be Narcolepsy?

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:February 27, 2017
  • Post category:Narcolepsy/Rare Disease

Most parents have had their child fall asleep in an unusual place (think on the potty) at least once. But when it happens frequently, (during mealtimes, in the middle of…

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Rare Disease Day at NIH: Hope for Dealing with Emerging Rare Diseases
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Rare Disease Day at NIH: Hope for Dealing with Emerging Rare Diseases

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 27, 2017
  • Post category:Rare Disease

At #RDDNIH, or Rare Disease Day at NIH, I was definitely troubled by a world map presented, that displayed emerging infectious diseases by region. Let's unpack this a little bit...…

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What is IRDiRC and How Does it Improve the Rare Disease World?
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What is IRDiRC and How Does it Improve the Rare Disease World?

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 27, 2017
  • Post category:Rare Disease

If there is one thing clear at #RDDNIH, or Rare Disease Day at NIH, it's that there are amazing, brilliant people working hard for our community. The rare disease community…

Continue Reading What is IRDiRC and How Does it Improve the Rare Disease World?
You Are Not Alone: Empowering the Advanced Kidney Cancer Community
Finding Light Through Story-The Power of Ambassadorship in the Endometrial Cancer Community
*cancer that cannot be removed with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body. GEJ= gastroesophageal junction (where the esophagus joins the stomach)
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