Cherokee Nation Hosts First Rare Disease Summit to Address Overlooked Health Care Needs
Cherokees deserve help, treatment and hope – especially those who’ve long felt unseen by the health care system due to their ...
Human case of rare insect-borne disease reported in Boulder County
Boulder County is reporting its first human case of tularemia in 2024, following a case of tularemia in a Jefferson County ...
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Patient Recruitment for Rare Disease Trials Summit
Recruiting patients for rare disease trials is akin to finding a needle in a haystack, with challenges such as geographical ...
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My son’s rare disease was renamed ASMD. Why are people still calling it Niemann-Pick?
Eponyms — diseases named after a person — can cause serious confusion. That is particularly true in one rare disease ...
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‘Rare event’: Canada records its first human bird flu case
Canada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu after a teenager tested positive for the virus, according to health ...
Developing tailor-made treatments for ultra-rare disease patients: Research provides a roadmap
In a new study, a team of researchers, including Anneliene Jonker, has published, in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, the first ...
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A common drug may help treat a rare genetic disease
Ibuprofen counters problems caused by mutations in the MAN1B1 gene, fruit fly tests show. Early results in three children are ”fairly positive.” ...
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Arrowhead targets rare disease patients, pushing message that hope is on the horizon
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has begun laying the groundwork for its entry into a rare disease market, kicking off an awareness ...
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Rare disease advocacy is a year-round endeavor for me
While PH Awareness Month is a great opportunity to connect and educate, rare disease advocacy is columnist Jen Cueva's passion all year.
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Contributor: The Critical Role of Patient Engagement in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Health Technology Assessment of Rare Disease Treatments
Patient engagement is a necessity when performing health technology assessment to help better assess and identify the outcomes of a rare disease.