Editor’s Choice: A Round of Applause for Rare Families this Holiday Season
Happy Holidays, Patient Worthians! As we celebrate the holidays this year, we take a moment to reflect on the things that matter most deeply to us. This week, we have…
Happy Holidays, Patient Worthians! As we celebrate the holidays this year, we take a moment to reflect on the things that matter most deeply to us. This week, we have…
In the UK, Newcastle University and Pfizer are collaborating on a $39.9 million-dollar funded project aimed at developing greater tools for testing patients at the most risk for non-alcoholic fatty…
Although Parkinson's disease (PD) affects men and women equally, researchers have discovered an area of disparity: care giving. A study published this month in Neurology by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine…
Xander Williamson is among 600 people in the world, and merely 11 people in Australia, to have Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. His mother Melissa had no idea she would be returning from…
There's a great need for more depictions of rare conditions in the media, and the film "Wonder" has put rare disease in the spotlight-- especially craniofacial conditions like Crouzon syndrome.…
A Saudi medical team was able to surgically remove 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of weight from a young girl with a rare disease. Five-year-old Safia, who suffers from Prader-Willi Syndrome…
A small town Australian mayor was caught parking in a designated handicapped spot, and the mother of a rare disease girl is not having it. The event took place at…
A video of former US Vice President Joe Biden on the talk show The View comforting co-host Meghan McCain has been making the rounds on the Internet the last few…