Tag Archives: Disease
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Should we treat ageing like a disease?
Could reclassifying ‘ageing’ as a disease or condition alleviate the suffering that accompanies getting older?
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Diagnosis is just the beginning of the battle
The UK lags behind other countries in getting the right treatments to rare disease patients, but promising developments are underway in a bid to help improve access
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How rare diseases can impact mental health
Mental health is fast becoming recognised as the missing piece of the puzzle in rare disease support
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How better genetic screening could save babies’ lives
Babies are tested for a number of conditions soon after birth, but varied approaches to screening worldwide highlight how fragmented the medical profession remains over this vital process
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Why are orphan drugs so expensive?
Current methods to determine the right value for orphan drugs remain controversial, yet the fast-tracking of new therapies marks a big step forward for the industry
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It’s time to make rare diseases a priority
‘If we embrace our genomic future, we stand to transform the prospects for diagnosis and treatment of rare and common diseases alike’
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Preparing for the next pandemic
It is a matter of when, and not if, a pandemic will strike, so how prepared are we to combat a deadly virus infecting millions around the globe?