Colin Lake, Head of Digital Business Transformation Neurology at UCB, discusses CareCompass, an online tool for caregivers of patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). DS is the most severe of a group of conditions known as...
Advocacy
Rare disease advocacy groups amplify the voices of patients, caregivers, and communities to drive awareness, funding, and policy changes. Whether it’s pushing for faster diagnoses, access to treatments, or equitable healthcare policies, advocates play a vital role in transforming lives.
CureFest 2026
Dena Sherwood, mother to a neuroblastoma survivor and Founder of Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation, discusses CureFest 2026.
Quality of Life in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A study recently published in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes analyzed quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Biomarkers and Beyond: Integrating AI in Rare Disease Management
Stacey Kallish, MD, Clinical Geneticist at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, is helping to lead a new wave of innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and rare disease care.
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Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation and CureFest
Dena Sherwood, mother to a neuroblastoma survivor and Founder of Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation, discusses her organization and the CureFest event. Neuroblastoma is a rare...
FDA’s Plausible Mechanism Framework and its Effect on Rare Disease Therapy Development
Stevie Ringel, CEO of Nome Therapeutics, discusses the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Plausible Mechanism Framework and its effect on rare disease therapy development. On...
30 Years of the Fabry Support and Information Group
Jack Johnson, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fabry Support and Information Group (FSIG), discusses the organization’s 30 year anniversary. Fabry disease is a rare lysosomal storage disease...
Narcolepsy: Recognizing the Signals, Reducing Diagnostic Delay, and Improving Patient Outcomes
Narcolepsy is a chronic disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS); it can be associated with significant sleep disturbance and functional impairment, resulting in increased risk...
Jeff’s Journey With Fabry Disease
Sponsored and written by Chiesi USA based on interviews with Jeff, a Chiesi Patient Ambassador for Elfabrio® (pegunigalsidase alfa-iwxj), and published with his express permission. Jeff has been...
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder in Moebius Syndrome
A study published in The Cureus Journal of Medical Science analyzed a case study of an adolescent with Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder in Moebius syndrome. Moebius syndrome is a...
CureSHANK: Update on Clinical Research in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Geraldine Bliss, Co-Founder and President of CureSHANK, and Jenny Graham Beeson, Board Member for CureSHANK, discuss clinical research in Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) and the Start Genetic...
SMA in Focus: Practical Insights from MDA 2026
Early Screening and Treatment Effects on Motor Function in SMA CheckRare conducted a joint interview with two key opinion leaders in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Kristin J. Krosschell, DPT, MA,...
Chiesi Rare Disease Highlights at WORLDSymposia 2026
Rachele Berria, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Medical Affairs at Chiesi Rare Diseases, gives an overview of the company’s highlights at WORLDSymposia 2026. According...
Type 1 Plasminogen Deficiency Overview
Amy Shapiro, MD, a pediatric hematologist and the Medical Director and CEO of the Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center in Indianapolis, provides CheckRare an overview on type 1 plasminogen...
Real-World Perspective on Daily Challenges of Living With MPS II
Kristin McKay, President and Executive Director of Project Alive, discusses the real-world perspective on daily challenges of living with mucopolysaccharides II (MPS II). MPS II is an...
Challenges and Unmet Needs of Female Patients With Fabry Disease
Dawn Laney, MS, Genetic Counselor at Emory University School of Medicine, discusses the challenges and unmet needs of female patients with Fabry disease. Fabry disease is a type of lysosomal...
ASMD Perspective Index: Diagnosing Niemann-Pick Disease
John Taggart, Head of Communications at Niemann-Pick UK (NPUK), discusses the ASMD Perspective Index and its use in diagnosing Niemann-Pick disease. Niemann-Pick disease is an inherited...
Global Efforts Towards Developing Treatment Options for Patients With Rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Bob Stevens, Group CEO of the MPS Society and Rare Disease Research Partners in the UK, discusses global efforts towards developing treatment options for patients with rare lysosomal storage...
Importance of Newborn Screening for Krabbe Disease
Dawn Laney, MS, Genetic Counselor at Emory University School of Medicine, discusses the importance of newborn screening and the need for more effective treatments in infantile Krabbe disease. ...
Healthcare Resource Use for Patients With MPS III
Karen Bean, Health Economist at Orchard Therapeutics, discusses healthcare resource use for patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III). MPS III, also known as Sanfilippo...
Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Caregiver’s Perspective
Kelly Guillo, Board Member of the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association in Georgia, discusses Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) from the perspective of a caregiver. PWS is a rare genetic...
Survey of Clinical Guidelines for MPS II
Kim Stephens, DBA, Executive Director of the Muenzer MPS Research & Treatment Center, discusses a survey of clinical guidelines for mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS 2; Hunter syndrome). ...
February 28 Is Rare Disease Day
February 28 Is Rare Disease Day! Rare Disease Day, observed on the last day of February every year, is a reminder of the challenges faced by those living with a rare disease....
Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a rare childhood cancer, but it is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. It is a neuroendocrine tumor that originates in neuroblasts or neural crest progenitor...












Key Features of PLGD-1
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