Study Shows New Gene Therapy Technique Successful in Reversing Severe Hearing Loss in Mice
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Study Shows New Gene Therapy Technique Successful in Reversing Severe Hearing Loss in Mice

According to a recent article, a new study from Boston Children’s Hospital shows that a first-of-its-kind gene therapy technique has succeeded in reversing severe hearing loss from a mutation to…

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Acute Hepatic Porphyria Treatment Now Has NICE Approval and Will Soon be Available Through The NHS
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Acute Hepatic Porphyria Treatment Now Has NICE Approval and Will Soon be Available Through The NHS

Givlaari, a treatment for acute hepatic porphyria (AHP), was first approved in Europe back in March of 2020. However, approval doesn't mean immediate access unfortunately. It's been nearly two years…

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“With Mais and Mal:” Meet Two Sisters Changing the Conversation around MID & Life with a Rare Disease (Pt. 1)
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“With Mais and Mal:” Meet Two Sisters Changing the Conversation around MID & Life with a Rare Disease (Pt. 1)

What does someone with a rare disease look like? With over 7,000 rare diseases in the world, affecting an estimated 300 million people, life with a rare disease (and people…

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Tarpeyo Granted Accelerated Approval for IgA Nephropathy
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Tarpeyo Granted Accelerated Approval for IgA Nephropathy

The FDA has recently granted Accelerated Approval to Tarpeyo, also called budesonide, to reduce proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Tarpeyo is the first and currently the only treatment…

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A New Drug to Treat Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Renewed Hope for Vertex Pharmaceuticals

After several clinical setbacks, Vertex Pharmaceuticals found promising results in its study of a drug to treat a genetic kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). As reported recently by…

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