Tessa Jowell, former Labour party cabinet minister, delivered a moving speech to the UK House of Lords last week. The speech largely concerned her battle with glioblastoma, a rare brain cancer.…
When Kristen Smedley learned her son, Michael, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, she decided she wouldn't sit back and watch it take away from her son's life, she would take…
It's a fight they didn't choose, but it's a fight they have to face. Individuals diagnosed with sickle cell expressed how much they have to do to get the bare…
According to a story from dailyhealthneeds.com, long term, regular use of protein pump inihibitors (PPI) can majorly increase the risk of contracting stomach cancer. PPIs are commonly used to treat…
The death of a loved one is never easy. It is difficult both to experience and to understand. Mark and Julie Russel lost their son Harry to mitochondrial disease when…
Researchers from Duke Health are hoping to discover new treatments for Lyme disease since the only way to currently manage the disease is by taking consistent antibiotics, which can be…
According to an article from GlobeNewswire, new clinical evidence supports the use of gelpaglutide as a once-weekly treatment for short bowel syndrome. Zealand Pharma completed a Phase I clinical trial…
Rett syndrome might limit 8-year-old Laurel Cooper's ability to speak and do every day tasks, but it doesn't hold back her spunky, sassy attitude, reports University of Wisconsin-Madison News. She will…
15-year-old Jonathan Gutierrez might just be the youngest superhero to date. Recently, a video of him went viral showing how he's sacrificed a lot of his youth to take care…
Originally reported by the Vancouver Sun, children from Langley B.C. are standing up to request access to a potentially life-changing drug as they face the day to day pain onset…
What if we could predict diseases before they happen? What if we could treat diseases like multiple sclerosis and pancreatic cancer before they fully developed. Microsoft is partnering with a…
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