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FDA Gives Broad Approval to Gene Therapy for Rare Neurologic Disease

The FDA approved the intrathecal gene therapy onasemnogene abeparvovec (Itvisma) to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in ...

A rare respiratory disease may be more prevalent in Quebec

A study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (The Institute) has identified a rare genetic ...
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Malaria now a rare disease in Lagos – Health commissioner

Lagos' health commissioner states malaria in Lagos is now rare, urging residents to question diagnoses and avoid unnecessary ...
Harvard Medical School

New Artificial Intelligence Model Could Speed Rare Disease Diagnosis

A new AI model called popEVE can predict how likely each variant in a patient’s genome is to cause disease. The team is ...
Pharmaceutical Technology

Slow progress as rare disease regulations in developing ASEAN states begin to take shape

With a population of over 670 million people in ASEAN, the total number of patients experiencing rare diseases and conditions ...

AI learns from the tree of life to support rare disease diagnosis

Researchers have created an artificial intelligence model that can identify which mutations in human proteins are most likely ...

Washington state resident dies after rare bird flu strain infection

The person, who had been hospitalized in King County since early November, died on Nov. 21, health officials said.

Rev Jesse Jackson released from hospital after treatment for rare brain disorder

Prominent civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was released from a Chicago hospital on Monday after receiving medical ...
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8 rare diseases your dog could contract if you're not careful enough

Experts outline eight rare but potentially serious diseases that dogs can contract, explaining risk factors, early warning ...
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Washington Patient Dies After Rare Bird Flu Infection

A rare bird flu virus has claimed the life of a Washington state resident, making it the first known human case of this specific strain in the US.

Sask. woman considers assisted dying because she can't get needed surgery for rare disease

For the past eight years Jolene Van Alstine has suffered from a rare form of parathyroid disease, normocalcemic primary ...

First death reported from rare bird flu strain

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident ...