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Daily Archives: February 14, 2018

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Boy Visits His Parents In Syria After Treatment in the United States
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Boy Visits His Parents In Syria After Treatment in the United States

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

The Alsabaa family not only has to deal with their 6-year-old son ,Tony, fighting children's idiopathic arthritis, but they are also not allowed to be in the States with him…

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Bus Loving Four-Year-Old with Prader-Willi Syndrome Dies Unexpectedly
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Bus Loving Four-Year-Old with Prader-Willi Syndrome Dies Unexpectedly

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Prader-Willi Syndrome

According to a story from CTV Vancouver Island News, a charming young child known affectionately as 'bus boy' died in his sleep on Saturday, January 27th. Dominic Orr was only…

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Rare Disease Survivor Gets NFL Combine Invite
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Rare Disease Survivor Gets NFL Combine Invite

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Amniotic Band Syndrome

Shaquem Griffin, a linebacker from the University of Central Florida receives a ton of buzz because he's an amazing athlete. Point blank. As he should. Originally reported by Rare Disease…

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Hereditary Hemochromatosis Explained by a Doctor
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Hereditary Hemochromatosis Explained by a Doctor

  • Post author:Lyssé Morganette
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Hemochromatosis (Iron Overload Disorder)

In an article posted by the Wyoming Medical Center, Dr. Adam Linck clears up some common questions concerning hereditary hemochromatosis. People living with this condition have an excess amount of…

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Wear Socks on Your Hands to Help Little Girl with EB To Receive Bone Marrow Transplant
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Wear Socks on Your Hands to Help Little Girl with EB To Receive Bone Marrow Transplant

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Epidermolysis Bullosa

While she's constantly smiling and full of energy, little girl Makenzie Cadmus struggles with a rare condition known as epidermolysis bullosa, reports News 12 Long Island. The rare disease has…

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Crowd-Source Funding Helps Man with Hepatic Porphyria Finally Receive a Diagnosis and Treatment
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Crowd-Source Funding Helps Man with Hepatic Porphyria Finally Receive a Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Post author:Minden Cantrell
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:hepatic porphyria

For people who don't live with chronic painful conditions, such as hepatic porphyria, it's hard to imagine the type of intense pain Colin McEwen was in -- both physically and…

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One Million Dollar Payday to be Rewarded for IPF Innovation
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One Million Dollar Payday to be Rewarded for IPF Innovation

  • Post author:Minden Cantrell
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

A wealthy do-gooder is championing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). No, it's not Tony Stark (a.k.a. Ironman). But there is a mega-force super power uniting global innovators, researchers, and healthcare entrepreneurs…

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Widowed Man Honors Wife Last Wish With Surrogate
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Widowed Man Honors Wife Last Wish With Surrogate

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Thyroid Cancer

Just recently reported by BBC News, Jake Coates made a hard decision to stop attempting to have a child through the surrogate route after two failed attempts. Not even two…

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9-Year-Old Girl Receives White House Prayers Prior to Brain Surgery
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9-Year-Old Girl Receives White House Prayers Prior to Brain Surgery

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Sophia Campa-Peters, a little 9-year-old suffering from a rare disease that resulted in several strokes, had a successful brain surgery just a few weeks ago, as reported Lubbock Online. The…

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