Floyd Stewart, patient with stage 4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and Monique Stewart, advocate and Floyd’s wife, discuss their family’s experience with the disease and their advocacy work. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare head and neck cancer arising from...
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.
2026 Orphan Drugs: PDUFA Dates and FDA Approvals
Almost half of all novel medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are orphan drugs. Below is the list of important regulatory dates for all orphan drugs for 2026.
Catching the Clues, Changing the Course of Lysosomal Storage Disorders
The purpose of this symposium is to examine the patient journey across the lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) continuum—highlighting unmet needs in diagnosis, timely treatment initiation, and long-term management.
Advancing Thyroid Eye Disease Care: Integrating Tepezza, New Technology, and Optimizing Multidisciplinary Teams
Maja Kostic, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses advancements in thyroid eye disease (TED) care.
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Data on the RAISE Clinical Trial Program of Zilucoplan for the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis
Michael Weiss, MD, Neurologist at the University of Washington, discusses data on the RAISE and RAISE-XT clinical trials of zilucoplan for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG)....
A Patient’s Diagnostic Journey With Systemic Mastocytosis
Joan Smith, a patient with systemic mastocytosis, discusses her diagnostic journey with systemic mastocytosis (SM). SM is a rare disease, usually caused by mutations in the KIT D816V gene....
The Genetics of Epilepsy: The Importance of Identifying Underlying Causes
Accurate diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy challenges the medical community, patients, and their loved ones.[1] As many as one third of patients have seizures that are inadequately controlled with...
Lynch Syndrome: A Patient’s Experience With Genetic Testing and Increased Risk of Cancer
Tiffany Graham Charkosky, author and patient with Lynch syndrome, discusses her experience with genetic testing and her book LIVING PROOF: How Love Defied Genetic Legacy. Lynch...
Neuroblastoma: Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium
Giselle Saulnier Sholler, MD, Division Chief for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Penn State University and Founder of the Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium, discusses the organization's...
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn: Outcomes of Intrauterine Transfusion and Patient Experiences
May Lee Tjoa, PhD, Senior Global Medical Affairs Leader: Nipocalimab and Maternal-Fetal Immunology at Johnson & Johnson, discusses data on hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) from...
Watch the DAYBUE® (trofinetide) in Practice Video Series to Hear Expert Insights on the First Treatment for This Rare Disease)
Watch the DAYBUE® (trofinetide) in Practice Video Series to Hear Expert Insights on the First Treatment for This Rare Disease By: CheckRare Staff | Updated on: Jan 28, 2025 Rett syndrome...
ISUOG World Congress 2025: Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
Jannine Williams, Compound Development Team Leader at Johnson & Johnson, discusses key takeaways from studies on hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) presented at ISUOG World...
Neuroblastoma: New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Consortium
Araz Marachelian, MD, Pediatric Oncologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, discusses the New Approaches to Neuroblastoma (NANT) Consortium and its work in neuroblastoma. ...
Patient Perspective: TUBB4B and The Need for Awareness
Makayla Alger, patient advocate with TUBB4B, and her mother Joann Alger, discuss their experience with the condition and the need for awareness. The TUBB4B gene is a gene believed to...
Neuroblastoma: The Children’s Oncology Group
Navin Pinto, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Colorado Children’s Hospital, discusses the Children’s Oncology Group and their work in...
Sophie’s Hope Foundation: A GSD1b Patient Advocacy Organization
Jamas LaFreniere, Founder of Sophie’s Hope Foundation and CURE GSD1b, and Blair Stone-Schneider, Executive Director of Sophie’s Hope Foundation, discuss their patient advocacy organization and...
Diagnosis and Management of Hypoparathyroidism
Michele Rayes, Associate Director of the HypoPARAthyroidism Association and patient, discusses the diagnosis and management of hypoparathyroidism. Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine...
Patient Perspective: Lipodystrophy Diagnostic Journey
Sharon Halperin, Research Director for Lipodystrophy United and patient, discusses her diagnostic journey with lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophies are rare metabolic disorders characterized...
Daily Symptom Burden of Hypoparathyroidism
Patty Keating, Executive Director of the HypoPARAthyroidism Association and patient, discusses the daily symptom burden of hypoparathyroidism. Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine disorder...
Unmet Needs of Patients With Cushing’s Syndrome
Alessandro Albuquerque, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Recordati Rare Diseases North America, discusses unmet needs of patients with Cushing’s syndrome. Cushing's syndrome is a rare...
Patient Perspective: Diagnostic Journey and Challenges of Lipodystrophy
Christine Coppini, patient with lipodystrophy, discusses her diagnostic journey and challenges she faces living with a rare disease. Lipodystrophies are rare metabolic disorders...
Case Report: Patient With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Christine Eliazo, Medical Student at Nova Southeastern University, discusses a case report on a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). CAH is a genetic condition...
Education Campaign for Thyroid Eye Disease
Margarita Ochoa-Maya, MD, Medical Director of the Rare Disease Business Unit at Amgen, discusses the TEDucation campaign for thyroid eye disease (TED). TED is a rare autoimmune disease...
Mental Health in Patients With Acromegaly
Lori Bulpett, Manager of Patient Advocacy at Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, discusses mental health in patients with acromegaly. Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that results from the...






Week 52 Results of TransCon CNP (Navepegritide) in Children With Achondroplasia
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