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National Rare Disease Week: Easing the pain of suffering in silence
For many Filipinos, receiving a medical diagnosis is supposed to provide clarity. But for those with rare diseases, it often ...
Rare rearing: Japanese collaboration to save near-extinct White-bellied herons in Bhutan takes wings
The White-bellied Heron (WBH), the world's second-largest heron, is a symbolic bird for the people of Bhutan and also a ...
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Man was born with a deformity after being exposed to nuclear radiation
Man was born with a deformity after being exposed to Chernobyl nuclear radiation.
Model born with rare birth defect uses humor to destigmatize limb differences
Lyric Mariah Heard spoke with "Good Morning America" about her life as a model born with a rare birth defect and using humor ...
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FDA Approves First Drug for Rare Lipid Storage Disorder
Chenodiol -- a naturally occurring human bile acid also known as chenodeoxycholic acid -- is the first FDA-approved drug indicated for the rare lipid storage disease and autosomal recessive genetic ...
This rare genetic disorder was just treated in the womb for the first time ever
Following the first-ever treatment for spinal muscular atrophy in the womb, physicians say a 2-year-old girl shows no signs ...
Advocating for a child with a rare disorder brings heartbreak. And then there’s the joy.
When a child might not be — when something is wrong, yet no one seems to know what it is — the anxiety is soul-crushing. And ...
Autophagy malfunction study moves a step closer to understanding Rett syndrome
Rett syndrome is a rare genetic disease affecting 1 in 10,000 newborn girls, characterized by sudden regression around 1 year ...
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Someone Asked If Adam Pearson Was Headed To The Circus Instead Of The BAFTAs, And He Had The Perfect Response To Their Cruelty
A Different Man star Adam Pearson fired back at online trolls making insensitive remarks about him.
Groundbreaking drug treats rare genetic disorder in the womb for first time ever
The revolutionary drug, called risdiplam, was taken by the mother during her 32nd week of pregnancy and is now part of the ...