This is no small issue – as the common maxim goes, ‘rare diseases aren’t rare’. In Europe alone it is estimated that orphan conditions affect around 30 million patients, or around one in ...

But that total represents around 7,000 different diseases, with nothing in common other than their rarity. For pharmaceutical companies, rare diseases present many challenges. Although they have ...

Addison’s disease is a rare autoimmune disorder where the adrenal glands don’t produce enough vital hormones, causing fatigue ...

That said, it's important to be aware of symptoms that may occur in order to diagnose the disease as early as possible. Common symptoms of stage 1 lung cancer may include the following ...

Drug coverage for four drugs used to treat some rare diseases was announced in Fredericton on Wednesday under a $32-million ...

Researchers find that allergy medicine could help patients with a rare genetic disease avoid liver transplants. A common antihistamine may offer hope for patients with a rare genetic disease that ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide and is a major cause of heart disease ...

Patient advocacy groups warned that delays in implementing India's rare disease policy have left many, including children, in ...

Conditions like lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome, or polymyalgia rheumatica can cause widespread fatigue alongside other symptoms ...

Parents of a two-year-old in one of our hometowns are raising awareness of a rare kidney disease their child is currently facing.