Oliver Timmis explores the problems associated with securing funding for rare disease research and questions why more funding isn't available in this space. It's difficult to research rare diseases.

Today’s rare disease landscape comprises of around 7,000 different diseases. With a broad and diverse range of symptoms and severities impacting patients around the world, connecting these ...

Two people in Oregon have died from a rare, progressive brain disorder similar to "mad cow disease" that leads to dementia and is %100 fatal. The Hood River County Health Department confirmed the ...

In an interview with former Fox News journalist Megyn Kelly, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary introduced a new mechanism-driven pathway that could be leveraged by rare disease therapies while saying that ...

Four months ago, a small pharmaceuticals company bought a medicine used to combat a rare growth disorder in children and quickly raised the list price by 150%. Such a dramatic boost — from $ ...

In Washington, I co-chair the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus. In this group, my colleagues and I work together on legislation that can assist patients, families, and medical providers facing ...

By enabling rapid and precise detection tNGS will facilitate timely treatment and effective management of the disease reducing ... for diagnosing rare diseases addressing the needs of ...

Two people have died from a rare brain disorder similar to Mad Cow disease, according to the Hood River County Health Department. Health officials said three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD ...