Written by Rohan Narayanan on October 27, 2021
October 27, 2021 – The National Institutes of Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10 pharmaceutical companies and five non-profit organizations have partnered to accelerate development of gene therapies for the 30 million Americans who suffer from a rare disease. While there are approximately 7,000 rare diseases, only two heritable… Read More
Written by Valaree DonFrancesco on February 10, 2021
In “Pandemic Won’t Stop Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28,” an article by BioNews Service’s Mary Chapman that ran on 2.10 and is being picked up by 25+ of BioNews’ rare disease community-specific newsletters, NORD and our Rare Disease Day offerings are featured prominently, including:
Written by Valaree DonFrancesco on October 28, 2020
Washington, DC, October 28, 2020—As part of its commitment to community engagement and organizational capacity building, the National Organization for Rare Disorders’ (NORD®) RareLaunch® training program will host two days of free workshops to take place in December, Read More
Written by Valaree DonFrancesco on August 20, 2019
In a recent article published by HealthDay entitled “‘Dr. Google’ Helps Some Patients Diagnose a Rare Disease,” NORD’s Mary Dunkle notes common reasons for rare disease diagnosis delays and cautions patients and caregivers regarding online sources, recommending that people “use only trusted sources such as the U.S. National Institutes of… Read More