She visited Fann hospital in Dakar, where neurologist Dr. Pedro Rodriguez measured her lung capacity. He suspects Mariama had ...

Becerra used to work as a bell hop at Mammoth Mountain Inn, where rodent droppings have since been uncovered behind the ...

Alina, was then working as a teacher at a secondary school in Kajang, Selangor. Initially, she thought her condition was due ...

The Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation bringing together about 300 people, including families of those battling rare diseases to raise money and awareness for the cause. Alex Bode is the executive director ...

People with diseases caused by rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than other patients despite rapid ...

Cutting-edge DNA mapping technology has identified new genetic information that can help researchers decipher more genetic ...

When you’re in the middle of running, you shouldn’t have to tell yourself your legs work. But when your dad lost control of ...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Neena Champaigne about advances in treating rare diseases in children. Dr. Champaigne ...

The Hood River County Health Department confirmed April 14 that two people have died from a mad cow-like illness called ...

Wilson's disease is a rare genetic disorder where the body cannot properly eliminate excess copper, causing it to build up in vital organs like the liver, brain, and eyes. Normally, copper is ...

The National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD) 2021 provides a comprehensive framework for the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases. NPRD classifies rare diseases into three categories.

Today I watched a mother who’s lost two young sons to an agonizing rare disease break the news to another mom that the symptoms she’s describing in her own son mean he’s about to die.