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APS Patients: Risk Assessment

APS Patients: Risk Assessment

  • Post author:Ellen Johnson
  • Post published:July 12, 2019
  • Post category:Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) causes various complications, one of which is thrombosis.  Researchers are looking at ways to assess an APS patient’s risk of thrombosis, which covers various factors.  Treatment will…

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What to Know to Help During National Cleft And Craniofacial Awareness Month

What to Know to Help During National Cleft And Craniofacial Awareness Month

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:July 12, 2019
  • Post category:Apert Syndrome/Craniosynostosis/Moebius Syndrome

July is national Cleft And Craniofacial awareness and prevention Month! While one of the fruits of summers is time off from school, shortened summer hours, or sunny vacations - it's…

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Maine Camp Hosts Families with Rare Diamond-Blackfan Anemia

Maine Camp Hosts Families with Rare Diamond-Blackfan Anemia

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:July 12, 2019
  • Post category:Diamond Blackfan Anemia/Rare Disease

Some of us here may have heard of Camp Sunshine -- which provides retreats "combining respite, recreation and support, while enabling hope and promoting joy, for children with life-threatening illnesses…

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Community Builds Boy with Rare Disease a “Man Cave” to Recover from Surgeries

Community Builds Boy with Rare Disease a “Man Cave” to Recover from Surgeries

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:July 12, 2019
  • Post category:Caudal regression syndrome

This is a great story about people coming together for a young boy with a rare disease, reported by a local tv news affiliate. Members of the Rhode Island State…

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Watch: Boy Who Survived Leukemia Stuns ‘America’s Got Talent’ with Violin

Watch: Boy Who Survived Leukemia Stuns ‘America’s Got Talent’ with Violin

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:July 12, 2019
  • Post category:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Did anyone catch this AMAZING kid on 'America's Got Talent' a few weeks ago? Tyler Butler-Figueroa -- an 11-year-old from North Carolina -- absolutely slayed his violin performance during the…

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Genetic Data Collection for Rare Diseases Gets Multi-Million Dollar Grant

Genetic Data Collection for Rare Diseases Gets Multi-Million Dollar Grant

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:July 12, 2019
  • Post category:Rare Disease

The NIH has awarded Geisinger Health System, along with the University of Washington in Seattle and Washington University in St. Louis, a $5.8 million, five-year grant to study the role of…

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Study: Rare Disease Drug Development Outpacing Approval/Execution, Changes Needed

Study: Rare Disease Drug Development Outpacing Approval/Execution, Changes Needed

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:July 12, 2019
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Rare disease drug development, which now accounts for nearly one-third of all drugs in active research & development worldwide, presents challenges that will accelerate the adoption of new development strategies…

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