“Little People, Big World” Star Zach Roloff and His Experience with Achondroplasia
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“Little People, Big World” Star Zach Roloff and His Experience with Achondroplasia

Achondroplasia is one of those illnesses that you can’t hide. And everyone is going to have a different responses to it. Some ignore it, some will ask questions, and others…

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This Just In: Hormone Therapy Could Help Hypopituitarism!
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This Just In: Hormone Therapy Could Help Hypopituitarism!

Hypopituitarism affects many children with cerebral palsy. The condition causes poor growth, often delaying puberty. But there is good news for this community! A report was recently published called “Hypopituitarism…

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Why This Little Known Healthcare Law is Terrible for the Rare Disease Community
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Why This Little Known Healthcare Law is Terrible for the Rare Disease Community

Few things are as frustrating and complex as the health care system in the US. Even the current President admitted to that fact. So, like many people in the rare disease…

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NDA for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Goes to the US FDA with Ample Evidence
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NDA for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Goes to the US FDA with Ample Evidence

The biopharmaceutical research and development company CytRx Corporation, announced an exciting new update early this month involving the company’s work with aldoxorubicin, a new drug for treatment in soft tissue sarcomas.…

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Think You Can Never Have Too Much Water? Hyponatremia Says “Think Again”
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Think You Can Never Have Too Much Water? Hyponatremia Says “Think Again”

I will freely admit: I am terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE about drinking enough water each day. Do I know it’s important? Of course I do! Do I recognize the health benefits?…

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Editor’s Choice: Soo Many Promising Results, Advancements and Treatment Options for the Rare Disease World!

TGIF Patient Worthians! This week we have promising results on promising results. First up is news on a Dravet syndrome treatment. Second is a Lupus Nephritis drug in the works! Third…

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Promising Results from a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Phase 2 Trial
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Promising Results from a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Phase 2 Trial

On June 21st, Targeted Oncology posted the results from a phase 2 clinical trial for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The trial examined the effects of combing two therapies--obinutuzumab and bendamustine.…

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This Drug Could be a Second Chance at Renal Cell Carcinoma Remission
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This Drug Could be a Second Chance at Renal Cell Carcinoma Remission

Xynomic Pharma, a United States-based oncology research and development company, announced at the end of last month that it had entered into a partnership with the University of California San…

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World’s First Attempt at Human Head Transplantation for Rare SMA
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World’s First Attempt at Human Head Transplantation for Rare SMA

The line between genius and madness is often closer than people realize. Don’t tell Dr. Sergio Canavero that he can’t help his patient with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). How many…

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Communication Could Mean Progress for Rare Diseases like Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
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Communication Could Mean Progress for Rare Diseases like Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

Communication in the medical field doesn’t happen as much as it should. But, when it does, great discoveries often occur. The thing is, science is complicated. Researchers have so much…

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This Big Sister Helped Save Her Little Brother Battling ROHHAD
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This Big Sister Helped Save Her Little Brother Battling ROHHAD

At 5 years old, Holton Jones was diagnosed with ROHHAD, or rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation. According to the Pensacola News Journal, his parents knew something…

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This Just In: More Support For Exciting New IPF Treatment!
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This Just In: More Support For Exciting New IPF Treatment!

Support for Ofev® just keeps coming! Ofev® (nintedanib) was first approved by the U.S. FDA in 2014 for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) after clinical trials, especially the INPULSIS…

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For Multiple Myeloma Patients: Two Therapies are Better than One
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For Multiple Myeloma Patients: Two Therapies are Better than One

Results from the Phase 3 CASTOR trial from Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies were recently released, finding that Darzalex (daratumumab) was extremely effective at reducing the risk of multiple myeloma progression or…

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