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35th Anniversary for NORD and The Orphan Drug Act
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35th Anniversary for NORD and The Orphan Drug Act

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:January 5, 2018
  • Post category:Rare Disease

It's been 35-years since the passing of the Orphan Drug Act, and creation of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), reports PR Newswire. Even though these organizations recognize there…

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NORD Sends Happy Holiday Wishes and Update
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NORD Sends Happy Holiday Wishes and Update

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:December 29, 2017
  • Post category:Rare Disease

NORD, the National Organization for Rare Diseases, sent out their happiest wishes for the holidays, their utmost gratitude for 2017, as well as their plan of attack for the New…

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Rare Disease Research Gets New Funding from NORD
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Rare Disease Research Gets New Funding from NORD

  • Post author:Sarah Lau
  • Post published:December 28, 2017
  • Post category:Alveolar capillary dysplasia/Rare Disease

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is the largest nonprofit independent organization for rare disease information, research, and advocacy. The organization is devoted to the treatment of all rare…

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Defending the Orphan Drug Act
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Defending the Orphan Drug Act

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:November 7, 2017
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Rare disease research can be daunting. It's much more difficult for rare, or orphan, diseases to find adequate funding to develop treatments than it is for diseases that have larger…

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Parenting a Child with Rare Disease: The Trials and Tribulations
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Parenting a Child with Rare Disease: The Trials and Tribulations

  • Post author:Andres Rovira
  • Post published:September 29, 2017
  • Post category:Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

This is the story of Eddie and Sarah Yang, their children, and challenges they face with a rare disease called congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS). Eddie and Sarah married in…

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The Seattle Rare Disease Fair was a Blooming Success!
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The Seattle Rare Disease Fair was a Blooming Success!

  • Post author:Trudy Horsting
  • Post published:June 12, 2017
  • Post category:Pfeiffer Syndrome/Rare Disease

The First Ever Seattle Rare Disease Fair happened on June 3rd, 2017. And it was a BLOOMING success. The goal of the event was to spread awareness of rare disease…

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2017 NORD Rare Impact Awards Honorees Announced
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2017 NORD Rare Impact Awards Honorees Announced

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:March 17, 2017
  • Post category:Rare Disease

The Rare Impact Awards for 2017 will be held this year, on May 18th, at 6:30 pm in Washington, DC. The Rare Impact Awards is the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORDS)…

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How One Child’s Tyrosinemia Experience Helped Thousands

How One Child’s Tyrosinemia Experience Helped Thousands

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:April 19, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease/Tyrosinemia

When she was two years old, Terry was diagnosed with tyrosinemia, a rare metabolic disorder makes the body unable to break down the amino acid tyrosine. Tyrosine is an important building block of…

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You Are Not Alone: Empowering the Advanced Kidney Cancer Community
Finding Light Through Story-The Power of Ambassadorship in the Endometrial Cancer Community
*cancer that cannot be removed with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body. GEJ= gastroesophageal junction (where the esophagus joins the stomach)
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