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LA Times Spotlights Rare Form of Cancer and Rare Disease Organization

LA Times Spotlights Rare Form of Cancer and Rare Disease Organization

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:December 28, 2018
  • Post category:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/Rare Disease

While rare disease affects people all around us, often the mainstream press . Which is why it's extra important when a news outlet as big as the Los Angeles Times…

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Father Gets Tattoos of Son’s Scars as Symbol of Eternal Support

Father Gets Tattoos of Son’s Scars as Symbol of Eternal Support

  • Post author:Rebekah
  • Post published:December 28, 2018
  • Post category:Cystinosis/Timely

This wonderful story was brought to Patient Worthy by our partners, the Cystinosis Research Network (CRN). The season of giving started off in an unconventional setting for the Moore Family. Chandler…

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Huntington’s and Hope: Seth’s Story, Part 1

Huntington’s and Hope: Seth’s Story, Part 1

  • Post author:Rebekah
  • Post published:December 28, 2018
  • Post category:Huntington's Disease/Rare Disease/Timely

When Seth was twelve years old, he and the rest of his family began to realize something was wrong with his mother. Seth can remember conversing with her pleasantly, and…

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First Patient Dosed in Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy Trial
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First Patient Dosed in Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy Trial

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:December 28, 2018
  • Post category:Rare Disease

According to a story from sectorpublishingintelligence.co.uk, the clinical stage pharmaceutical company Retrotope recently announced that the first patient had been dosed in its Phase 2/3 clinical trial. The trial will…

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Help Two-Year-Old Kaiden Afford Surgery to Fight Moyamoya Disease

Help Two-Year-Old Kaiden Afford Surgery to Fight Moyamoya Disease

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:December 28, 2018
  • Post category:Moyamoya disease 3

A GoFundMe page has been set up for two-year-old boy Kaiden, who was recently diagnosed with a rare vascular condition known as Moyamoya disease. His family is trying to raise…

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Rest in Peace Josiah Viera, the Boy with Progeria Who Inspired the World

Rest in Peace Josiah Viera, the Boy with Progeria Who Inspired the World

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:December 28, 2018
  • Post category:Progeria/Rare Disease

On Christmas Eve, Josiah Viera passed away at the age of 14, after a public, inspiring journey with the extremely rare disease progeria, which causes accelerated aging in children. Josiah was…

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Could a Simple Urine Test Detect Multiple Sclerosis Early?

Could a Simple Urine Test Detect Multiple Sclerosis Early?

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:December 28, 2018
  • Post category:Multiple Sclerosis/Parkinson's Disease

Purdue University just reported that researchers have identified a biomarker (a measurable substance in an organism whose presence is indicative of disease or infection) that could be an early sign…

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