Those with Disabilities and Rare Medical Conditions in Canada are Excluded from Financial Relief During Covid-19

Kimberly Underhay Kimberly Underhay is a Canadian who has survived cancer. She has also been diagnosed with osteoarthritis and has to use a walker. Her disabilities have left her unable…

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ICYMI: A New Survey Seeks Answers About How COVID-19 is Impacting Rare Disease Patients in the United States
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ICYMI: A New Survey Seeks Answers About How COVID-19 is Impacting Rare Disease Patients in the United States

By Natalie Homan from In The Cloud Copy In the United States, a disease is considered “rare” if it affects less than 200,000 Americans at any given time. Diseases can…

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How Rare Disease Biotech “Cure Rare Disease” Is Handling COVID-19
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How Rare Disease Biotech “Cure Rare Disease” Is Handling COVID-19

From social distancing and shuttered businesses to personal health concerns, COVID-19 has changed daily life for the foreseeable future. There are nearly 4.75 million diagnoses worldwide, with 1.53 million in…

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Gilead Donates 940,000 Remdesivir Doses
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Gilead Donates 940,000 Remdesivir Doses

Multiple biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies have joined in the fight against COVID-19. But one, Gilead Sciences, has been at the forefront of both progress and controversy. The company developed remdesivir,…

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A Negative Side Effect of COVID-19: Reduced Cancer Screenings
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A Negative Side Effect of COVID-19: Reduced Cancer Screenings

In her early 20's, Mackenzie Alleman lost her mother to breast cancer. Then, at 28, she herself underwent a preventative double mastectomy after learning that she carried the mutated BRCA1 gene.…

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