Rare diseases often go undiagnosed in Africa

Ndeye Lam visits the cemetery often, praying and gently touching the seashells laid out across her daughter’s gravesite. “Mariama will always be here,” she said, stepping away from the grave and onto a path that winds through rows of monuments outlined …

Rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa. A project seeks to change that

Rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa. A project seeks to change that

Audio By Carbonatix DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ndeye Lam visits the cemetery often, praying and gently touching the seashells laid out across her daughter’s gravesite. “Mariama will always be here,” she said, stepping away from the grave and onto a path that …

From a deadly brush with typhoid to a shock scurvy diagnosis - the stars who have suffered from medieval diseases - just ...

From scurvy to gout, there are many historic diseases that people would confine to the likes of Henry VIII - but can still affect people today. Josie Gibson shocked fans this week when she revealed she is suffering from a medieval disease after filming a …

Hundreds come together for Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation’s Walk to Fight Rare Diseases

HAMDEN, Conn. (WFSB) - We are remembering legendary Channel 3 anchor Denise D’Ascenzo. After her passing, her foundation created an annual walk to fight rare diseases, a cause near and dear to her. On Saturday morning, hundreds of people participated at …

New DNA mapping technology uncovers genetic clues to rare diseases

Cutting-edge DNA mapping technology identified new genetic information that can help researchers decipher more genetic diseases, a new study found. The research will be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 Meeting, held April 24-28 in …

TeleRare Health® Launches a Virtual Genomic Consult Service for Patients with Rare and Genetics-based Diseases for ...

Virtual Clinic for Diagnosing and Treating Pediatric and Adult Rare Disease Patients Now Seeing Patients in The Gopher State MINNEAPOLIS, April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleRare Health® announced it is offering Virtual Genomic Consults across …

Middle East's role in medical science can help fight against rare diseases

Northland woman warns of rare rat bite fever risk after trapping

“I never thought anything more about it because there was no wound, no tiny scratch, no little bit of blood or pain or anything,” she said. About 10 days later, the woman felt a pea-sized bump in her thumb where she had touched the rat. Two days later she …

Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there’s new hope

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal genetic disease in the U.S., which afflicts 40,000 Americans. …