Rare diseases affect more people than AIDS and cancer combined. And yet, they are rarely discussed on national media or given the funding they deserve. See our infographic for more details.
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There was a time in history when nearly every medical condition recognized today was an unidentified mystery. Rabies victims in Europe inspired stories of the holy water-fearing undead and citizens of Salem suffering from Ergot poisoning were hanged for witchcraft, long before medicine had a name and a treatment for either malady. As medical research […]
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America is in the midst of an epidemic, and it’s killing the country. The epidemic is called overspending on healthcare.
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How the frustrating experience of dealing with an undiagnosed chronic condition led this writer to understanding the motivation behind the anti-vax movement.
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1. Crowdsourcing can help solve even the most difficult medical cases. Not even the famous (and fictional) Dr. House M.D. can know everything about every one of the more than 13,000 known medical conditions, diseases and disorders. At the same time, public web forums can turn even the most rational person into a total hypochondriac. […]
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