Compassion Corner: Study Examines Ways to Approach Patients When Doctors Deliver ‘Bad News’
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Compassion Corner: Study Examines Ways to Approach Patients When Doctors Deliver ‘Bad News’

Compassion [kuhm-pash-uhn] noun A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Compassion Corner is a…

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Study of the Week: Spermidine Could Play a Role in Treating Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
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Study of the Week: Spermidine Could Play a Role in Treating Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…

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RDLA Webinar: Updates on the VALID Act, RUSP Alignment, Newborn Screening, and Precision Medicine for Kids
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RDLA Webinar: Updates on the VALID Act, RUSP Alignment, Newborn Screening, and Precision Medicine for Kids

On September 28, 2022, the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates (RDLA) hosted their monthly webinar. These webinar help provide updates to the rare disease community on legislation and other policy initiatives…

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Editor’s Choice: A Treatment for Mitochondrial Disease, Rare Pediatric Disease Designation in Osteosarcoma, and a “Chaotic” Birth

Happy Monday! This week, we have stories on a potential treatment approach for an aggressive form of mitochondrial disease, an experimental treatment for osteosarcoma earning Rare Pediatric Disease designation, and…

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Study of the Week: Scientists Discover a Potential Therapy for an Aggressive Form of Mitochondrial Disease
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Study of the Week: Scientists Discover a Potential Therapy for an Aggressive Form of Mitochondrial Disease

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Editor’s Choice: A New Dystonia Center of Excellence, A Call for Sickle Cell Blood Donors, and a New Treatment Target for Glioblastoma

Happy Friday! A tropical storm system will be traveling up through the mid-Atlantic this weekend, bringing wind and rain. Hunker down! This week, we have stories on Duke University being…

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Editor’s Choice: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness, a Partner’s Accomplishment, and an African Meningitis Vaccine Campaign

Happy Friday! The days are getting shorter and the first cooling winds of autumn have started to blow. This week, we have stories on Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month, a special…

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