Trial Results are Positive for a Potential Treatment for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
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Trial Results are Positive for a Potential Treatment for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

According to a story from markets.businessinsider.com, the drug development company Pharming Group N.V. recently announced results from a Phase II trial testing its medication RUCONEST. This drug was tested as…

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A Potential Drug for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Achieves Fast Track Designation
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A Potential Drug for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Achieves Fast Track Designation

The United States Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to a drug being researched as a potential treatment for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, a serious liver disease…

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Families Hope That Provinces in Canada Will Cover Expensive Therapies for Rare Diseases
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Families Hope That Provinces in Canada Will Cover Expensive Therapies for Rare Diseases

British Columbia faces excruciating decisions about how and whether to cover drug treatment for rare diseases. One particular drug is Spinraza.  It is a drug that is a part of…

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This Week at the FDA: A Win For a Potential Pancreatic Cancer and Narcolepsy Treatments and a New List of Pediatric Cancer Targets

Happy Friday everyone! The leaves are beginning to change, and so are ongoing activities at the FDA. This week, we're highlighting four FDA announcements we think you should  hear about.…

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Patient Groups and the FDA Meet For Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Drug Development

According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent meeting between the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and patient advocacy groups took place to discuss the future development of…

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‘Solving Medical Mysteries’: How The Undiagnosed Diseases Network Helps Patients Find Answers
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‘Solving Medical Mysteries’: How The Undiagnosed Diseases Network Helps Patients Find Answers

The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) is working to help patients with rare undiagnosed conditions find answers. So far, they have helped more than two hundred patients achieve a diagnosis. About…

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Top Misconceptions to Clarify About Achondroplasia (Dwarfism) During Awareness Month

October is Achondroplasia (Dwarfism) Awareness Month! Achondroplasia is a bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism. Dwarfism is defined as a condition of short stature as an adult. People with achondroplasia are…

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New Rare Diseases Have Been Added to the Patient Advocate Foundation’s Co-Pay Relief Program
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New Rare Diseases Have Been Added to the Patient Advocate Foundation’s Co-Pay Relief Program

The Patient Advocate Foundation has recently begun to expand the reach of its popular Co-Pay Relief program. The Co-Pay Relief program is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying patients.…

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Two Organisations are Collaborating Over a Potential Drug for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
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Two Organisations are Collaborating Over a Potential Drug for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

The Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center and Retrotope are teaming up to study a potential new therapy for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy. For more information about this collaboration, you…

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Experimental Treatment for WHIM Syndrome Gets Orphan Drug Designation
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Experimental Treatment for WHIM Syndrome Gets Orphan Drug Designation

According to a story from BioSpace, the biotechnology company X4 Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Orphan Drug designation to the company's investigational…

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Program Aims to Help Diagnose Certain Rare Diseases More Quickly
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Program Aims to Help Diagnose Certain Rare Diseases More Quickly

According to a story from PR Newswire, a new program called The Lantern Project is working to provide a free testing program that allow doctors to more quickly diagnose patients…

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