On December 28, 2018, five-year-old Oscar Saxelby-Lee was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Now he’s in a race against time to
Happy Thursday! Today, we’re highlighting an article on a story about rare disease discrimination, followed by news about a musician who went public with a
“…just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.” Alex Trebek –
According to a story from EurekAlert!, a team of scientists has discovered a genetic variation that can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This variant acts on
Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a condition that is considered ultra-rare. It’s caused when the enzyme called lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is impaired.
According to a story from Gaucher Disease News, a recently published case report study suggests that instances of splenic artery aneurysm are being underreported in
