About 100 scientists, researchers, pharmaceutical executives, and others will converge on Austria’s capital city early next month for the…
Articles by Larry Luxner
G71.01 is, literally, the code for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Q93.51 stands for Angelman syndrome, and G40.419 means…
Genetic sequencing and the speed with which it can help diagnose a child’s disease — in addition to revealing the genes…
When it comes to rare diseases, one that definitely makes the list is spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress —…
In his 10 months on the job, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is earning…
At a time of unprecedented polarization in Congress, two U.S. lawmakers — one Republican, one Democrat — are stressing the urgency…
In recognition of Rare Disease Day 2018, Bionews Services — which publishes this website — will attend and…
A rock-painting contest in Las Vegas. A fashion show in New York. A 7,000-meter race around the Washington Monument that’ll…
David Curtis Glebe, a retired 64-year-old public prosecutor now living in Millsboro, Delaware, knows he’s lucky to be alive. In…
This week marks the launch of the “7,000 Mile Rare Movement,” a nationwide effort to raise money for research into…