Current Challenges Facing the ALS and FTD Communities

Jean Swidler, Executive Director for End The Legacy, discusses current challenges facing the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementias (FTD) communities.     ALS is a motor neuron disease that leads to problems with muscle control and...

Diagnostic Odyssey With Histiocytosis

Nate Milam II, Patient Advocate for the Histiocytosis Association, discusses his diagnostic odyssey with histiocytosis.     Histiocytosis is a rare hematologic disorder characterized by the overproduction of histiocytes, a type of white blood cell. In people...

Patient Advocacy in CACNA1A-Related Disorders

Pangkong Fox, PhD, Science Engagement Director at the CACNA1A Foundation and rare disease mom, discusses patient advocacy in CACNA1A-related disorders.     CACNA1A-related disorders are a group of rare genetic neurological disorders caused by mutations in...