My son died of a rare cancer — and now funding to find a cure is in jeopardy
Suzanne Vincze is the founder of the Max Vincze Foundation, which funds research for NUT carcinoma at the Dana-Farber Cancer ...
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? I n March 2009, ...
Couple with Brittle Bone Disease Says It’s ‘Taxing’ but ‘Disability Isn't Something to Be Afraid of’ (Exclusive)
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Jay and Pamela — both born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease — ...
AstraZeneca’s $1bn hypoparathyroidism drug achieves success at Phase III
UK-based AstraZeneca’s acquired rare disease drug has met the primary endpoint in a Phase III trial in patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism. The Calypso trial (NCT05778071) of eneboparatide, an ...
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These Are The Five Rare Diseases You Did Not Know Existed
It is always good to know about diseases so you can read the signs your body is telling you. However, there exists many ...
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TLC’s Jay and Pamela Were Born With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: How They Thrive Despite Bone Disease
Jay explained their condition is “super rare” on their show, Jay & Pamela ... TLC s Jay and Pamela Were Born With ...
Their flesh turns to bone, but a new treatment might help them
That is the predicament of patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) or “Stone Man Syndrome”, a rare ...
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Fully Instrumented Gait Analysis Clarifies Gait Abnormalities in Achondroplasia
Fully instrumented gait analysis (FGA) can provide valuable insights into gait abnormalities associated with some rare bone diseases (RBDs) such as achondroplasia, according to a review published in ...
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Prince Frederik of Luxembourg dies from rare disease
Because the disease causes such a wide range of symptoms and affects many different organ systems, it can be difficult to diagnose. The prince died a day after Rare Disease Day, an international ...
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New hope for babies born with rare genetic bone disorder at Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware
Koa gets care for osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare genetic brittle bone condition that is life-threatening, at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. New research offers hope for ...
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Explained | What is hantavirus, the rare disease that killed wife of Gene Hackman?
Hantavirus does not spread among people in the cases found in the United States. It can be transmitted through rodent saliva. But it is most commonly transmitted by breathing in particles of dried ...