Rare Disease Day, recognized globally on the last day of February since 2008, is intended to raise awareness to the approximately 7,000 known rare diseases affecting 300 million people worldwide.

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg, the son of Prince Robert of Luxembourg and Princess Julie of Nassau, has died at the age of 22. Prince Robert shared the news in a statement on the website for the ...

Frederik de Nassau died in Paris on March 1, a day after internationally recognized Rare Disease Day, which takes place on the last day of February, Prince Robert of Luxembourg said in a statement ...

Rare Disease Day raises awareness for the thousands of rare diseases affecting millions. Advancements in technology, such as gene therapy, offer hope for potential cures for rare diseases in the ...

the day before his death, which was also happened to be “Rare Disease Day.” Robert said that his son “found the strength and the courage to say goodbye to each of us in turn — his brother ...

The young royal, who was born with POLG Mitochondrial disease, died on March 1 Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early ...

POLG Foundation Prince Frederik's passing, one day after "rare disease day," has brought more awareness to the mitochondrial disease, which per the POLG website, affects one in 5,000 people.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Donna Reynolds of Richmond knows all too well the devastating toll that a rare disease can take, not just on an individual, but on an entire family. Her son, Kellan ...

Editorial Fellow Prince Frederik of Luxembourg, the youngest son of Prince Robert of Luxembourg and Princess Julie of Nassau, died in Paris at age 22 on March 1—a day after Rare Disease Day—of ...

Luxembourg’s Prince Frederik has died at the age of 22 after battling a rare illness. Prince Robert, first cousin of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, announced the news of his son’s death via ...

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg has died of the rare genetic disease he was born with 22 short years ago after saying goodbye to his family on Rare Disease Day Feb. 28. Frederik’s legacy is the ...