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After eight doctors suggested removing her uterus, Brittany Pope finally discovered the real cause of her pain: a rare tumor specialists could treat. Her persistence led to answers that preserved her dream of expanding her family.
A nonprofit is using AI to match 4,000 existing drugs with 18,000 diseases in less than a day, potentially bringing treatments to millions suffering from rare conditions. Every Cure has already identified 10 promising treatments since 2022.
A Filipino nurse who spent nearly two years on a ventilator after a brain hemorrhage can now breathe on her own, thanks to a groundbreaking surgery in Taiwan. The procedure allowed her to finally hold her daughter and begin rebuilding her life.
A 31-year-old man in India went to the doctor with a urinary tract infection and left with an astonishing discovery: he'd been living his entire life with an extra kidney. Modern medical imaging revealed what his body had been hiding in plain sight for three decades.
After a decade of stagnation where only 5% of rare diseases had treatments, Europe is overhauling outdated regulations to bring hope to 30 million patients. New pathways are finally treating ultra-rare conditions differently than common illnesses.
Researchers at Mass General Brigham have discovered how to treat auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition where gut bacteria turn food into alcohol and make people drunk without drinking. The breakthrough could help patients who've struggled for years with unexpected intoxication.