by CheckRare Staff | Sep 20, 2023
Mona Al Mukaddam, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery at Penn Medicine, describes treatment options for persons with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). New bone formation outside of the normal skeletal system...
by CheckRare Staff | Sep 19, 2023
Shoshana Shendelman, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Therapeutics, explains the urgency of finding newer treatment options for galactosemia patients. Galactosemia is a rare, metabolic disorder that affects an individual’s...
by CheckRare Staff | Sep 18, 2023
Mary McGowan, MD, chief medical officer of the Family Heart Foundation explains when it is recommended that children be screened with a lipid profile. T The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH...
by CheckRare Staff | Sep 14, 2023
Ben Munoz, co-founder of Ben’s Friends, talks about his non-profit organization. Ben’s Friends is a 501(c)(3) non-profit designed to provide a network for patients with rare diseases or chronic illnesses. Its goal is to be a safe and supportive place for...
by CheckRare Staff | Sep 12, 2023
Acromegaly, a serious and rare disease caused by a pituitary adenoma, affects thousands of individuals worldwide. The excess secretion of growth hormone (GH) leads to the production of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), resulting in systemic complications and...
