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Researchers find a new treatment for rare muscular disease
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], April 16 (ANI): University of Cincinnati researchers have found a newer, more effective treatment for the disease Pompe that could become the new standard of care for the rare condition.
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Union Health Minister approves National Policy for Rare Diseases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan approved the "National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021", which aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases with an increased focus on indigenous research, the health ministry said on Saturda
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Delhi HC gives nod for NCRD, orders to finalise National Health Policy for
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed several directions for treatment of people suffering from rare diseases including setting up a National Consortium for Rare Disease (NCRD). The Court also directed the Central government to finalise and notify the Nati
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Study finds impact of genome sequencing in diagnosing rare diseases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], March 21 (ANI): A clinical study drove by journal Genome Medicine, constituted a major leap forward in the emerging field of precision medicine by highlighting the impact of how whole genome sequencing made possible to diagnose rare disease.
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More precise diagnoses made possible with whole genome sequencing, finds s
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Solna [Sweden], March 17 (ANI): More than 1,200 people with rare diseases have received a diagnosis thanks to the integration of large-scale genomics into the Stockholm region's healthcare system. This is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that analysed the result of t
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PPHF, Niti Aayog Co-host Global Rare Disease Conference on International R
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): To call for effective dialogue and decisive action against the alarming challenges of rare diseases in India, People to People Health Foundation (PPHF), a public health organization working towards better healthcare and Niti Aayog, Co-hosted a Globa
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Study suggests gene variants increase risk of Addison's disease
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Solna [Sweden], February 11 (ANI): According to the largest genetic study to date on patients with Addison's disease --variants of nine genes increase the risk of developing Addison's disease, a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the adrenal glands.
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Treatment of newborn with 2 rarest of rare diseases begins at a Jaipur Hos
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 10 (ANI): Doctors at the JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur began treating a newborn who is suffering from two rare diseases, which according to documented records also could be the first such case in the world.
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Delhi HC directs ESIC to treat 11-year-old patient with rare disease
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to provide enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) treatment to an 11-year-old patient with the rare Lysosomal Storage Disorder.
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Delhi HC directs AIIMS to treat toddler suffering from rare disease 'Gauch
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to treat an 18-month-old girl suffering from a rare disease called Gaucher.
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Pre-counselling, diagnosis can prevent genetic diseases and disorders in f
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Pre-counselling and right diagnosis are a must to prevent genetic diseases and disorders in the future generations, say doctors.
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Hyderabad observes World Rare Disease Day
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): World Rare Disease Day was observed on Friday, here at Hyderabad.
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