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Patients with a rare liver disease finally have relief from debilitating itching that robbed them of sleep and quality of life. The FDA just approved the first treatment specifically designed to ease this painful symptom that affected thousands.
After a difficult year, biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics is bouncing back with early clinical trial results showing two new muscular dystrophy treatments appear safe and effective. The promising data offers hope for patients with rare muscle-wasting diseases who desperately need new treatment options.
A California space company just partnered with a major pharmaceutical firm to manufacture impossible-to-make drugs in orbit. The collaboration could unlock breakthrough treatments for rare lung diseases by 2026.
The FDA just approved the first treatment for Menkes disease, a rare genetic disorder that has claimed countless young lives. Copper histidinate could help babies with this devastating condition finally have a fighting chance.
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have created the first topical gene therapy that corrects faulty DNA directly in human skin, offering hope for patients with painful genetic skin disorders who currently have no cure. The breakthrough treatment could eventually help millions with conditions ranging from rare inherited diseases to common eczema.
Patient groups from 10 countries just joined forces to speed up treatments for SYNGAP1, a rare genetic disorder affecting children worldwide. The new collective will coordinate research funding, clinical trials, and treatment access across continents.
A Philadelphia nonprofit founded by a doctor who survived a rare disease just landed $76 million to help millions of patients find treatments hiding in plain sight. Every Cure's AI tool searches thousands of existing drugs to find new uses for rare diseases that lack treatments.
For two years, parents suctioned their son's airway every five minutes to keep him alive. Then an experimental treatment changed everything.
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Canadian director Matt Finlin created a documentary following the race to cure epidermolysis bullosa, a devastating skin disease affecting children worldwide. The Netflix film captures breakthrough research that could unlock treatments for thousands of rare diseases.
A Yale scientist is discovering why some patients with myasthenia gravis don't improve with standard treatments, opening doors to personalized therapies. Her groundbreaking work could help doctors match the right medicine to each patient's unique disease pattern.
For two years, parents suctioned their son's airway every five minutes to keep him alive. A new treatment changed everything in just weeks.
The FDA has accepted a groundbreaking treatment for Alexander disease for priority review, offering hope to families battling a rare neurological condition that has no approved therapies. If approved by September, zilganersen would become the first medicine ever available for this devastating illness.
A Colorado scientist's decade of detective work just gave hope to families battling Blau syndrome, a genetic disease affecting fewer than 1,000 Americans. Two patients are already seeing remarkable results.
A new medication just became the first therapy to directly target the damaged cells causing a serious kidney disease with no approved treatments. The breakthrough offers real hope for patients with FSGS, a rare condition that often leads to kidney failure.
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.
A new FDA pathway could cut the time to get personalized CRISPR treatments from four years to just three months, making life-saving gene editing accessible to thousands of children born with rare genetic diseases. Baby KJ Muldoon became the first person to receive this revolutionary treatment in February 2025.
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.
After years without hope, Susannah Rosen received a breakthrough treatment for a rare neurodegenerative disorder that was slowly killing her brain cells. A nonprofit foundation now provides the custom-made medicine free for life to patients with ultra-rare diseases.
A mother whose daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder created an AI platform that saves families 53 hours a week and accelerates treatment research by up to 50%. Citizen Health now helps over 8,000 patients across 350 rare diseases navigate care and connect with others facing the same challenges.
Thousands of Brazilians with a rare, life-threatening heart condition just gained access to a medication that cuts hospitalizations in half. The oral treatment offers hope to patients who have long faced limited options.
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