Recent medical developments have led to new drugs designed to treat rare genetic disorders. However, the high cost of many of these drugs limits the number of patients who have…
The National Organisation for Rare Disorders has announced the addition of ten new rare disease registries. For more detailed information about this news, you can view NORD’s source press release…
The 2nd Annual World Congress Lessons Learned From Rare Disease and Personalized Medicine Approaches This conference will explore strategies for drug discovery, innovative therapeutic approaches, and personalized medicine, with an…
According to a story from cnbc.com, a group of volunteers in a clinical study drank a concentrated brew that was filled with bacteria. This may sound unpleasant or even dangerous,…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the immunotherapy drug Kymriah, a type of CAR-T cell therapy, will be funded by NHS England for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic…
Happy Friday! While the weather this week has been tumultuous, treatment news offers hope to the rare community. This week, we have an announcement about a Scleroderma registry, and PKU…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, a team of researchers has discovered a naturally occurring plant compound that exploits a particular weakness found in uveal melanoma, a rare type…
According to a story from Medscape, the US Food and Drug Administration recently decided to approve Lumoxiti. This immunotoxin gained approval for the treatment of a rare form of cancer…
I’m writing this article now because it was something that I needed one year ago and didn’t have. I didn’t know anyone who had moved abroad with Common Variable Immunodeficiency…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Soleno Therapeutics recently announced that it will be updating the minimum age for participating patients in its Phase III clinical trial…
According to a story from techcentral.ie, the company OpenApp, which is based in Dublin, Ireland, has a developed a new online system that will allow for "virtual panels" of disease…
According to a story from The Guardian, the viral disease monkeypox has been reported in the UK for the first time. The first patient was diagnosed on September 8th and…
According to a story from Stat News, The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently sent a message to the pharmaceutical company Amicus Therapeutics in which they denies the…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, a collaborative team of researchers from the University of Florida and The Salk Institute are using cryo-electron microscopy in order to more closely examine…
Meet Ethan Ethan Faneran-Burley was diagnosed at two years old with Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6 (or MPS type 6). It's a progressive, degenerative, and ultimately fatal condition. Those with MPS type…
The Malaysia Lysosomal Diseases Association (MLDA) was formed in 2011 by the hands of eight families. Their goal was to raise awareness and funds for those diagnosed with lysosomal storage…
According to a story from stuff.co.nz., Janelle Brunton-Rennie and Kurt Brunton were celebrating their third wedding anniversary this past January. Little did they know that the next day, their lives…
According to a story from Vector, a patient in an early experimental trial for a potential treatment for PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome appears to be benefiting from the therapy. Ten…
Misdiagnosis after Misdiagnosis Ever try to google your symptoms to figure out what’s wrong with you? I think we all have at some point. Is it a cold? A virus?…
The George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences has announced that they and twelve other research centers are collaborating with the Scleroderma Research Foundation to launch the…
According to a story from the Harborough Mail, Magnus, who is six years old, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma around Christmas last year. Unfortunately, the disease had already spread and was…
A new clinical trial, which can be found here at clinicaltrials.gov, is slated to begin and is currently recruiting patients. In this trial, the investigational drug pacritinib will be tested…
According to a story from The Rheumatologist, a recent study of neurosarcoidosis is providing new information into how this disease develops, as well as how it can be categorized. This…
Who Lives With a Chronic Illness? A Lot of People. More than half of the world’s population lives with a chronic condition and of the 2 trillion the US spends…
According to a story from The Chicago Tribune, Darnesha Bankston, age 23, was rushed to the hospital just before Christmas last year with a bunch of severe, life threatening symptoms.…
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