Jamas and Margot LaFreniere started the Sophie's Hope Foundation in 2020 shortly after Sophie, their daughter, was diagnosed with a rare disease: glycogen storage disease type 1B (GSD1B). The mission…
Unfortunately, life has not always been kind to Zahid Bashir and Sobia Qureshi. The couple lost two children to Pompe disease, a rare genetic disease caused by GAA gene mutations.…
Jamas and Margot LaFreniere started the Sophie's Hope Foundation in 2020 shortly after Sophie, their daughter, was diagnosed with a rare disease: glycogen storage disease type 1B (GSD1B). The mission…
In January of this year, a University of Connecticut (UConn) team administered the world’s first infusion of a new gene therapy as part of a long-awaited clinical trial. According to…
Written By Katie Ward I am not one who likes to bring attention to themselves, and you won’t ever find me talking about my struggles, issues, or anything negative. I…
According to a story from Market Watch, the biopharmaceutical company Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. recently announced that it was given Orphan Drug designation from both the US Food and Drug Administration…
In a news release from June 2, 2021, biopharmaceutical company Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. ("Soleno") shared an exciting update. The company's investigational treatment, DCCR (diazoxide choline) Extended-Release tablets, received Orphan Drug…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
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