It’s not every day a Southeast Asian monarchy bestows a $100,000 prize on a U.S. government research agency. In fact,…
Articles by Larry Luxner
A little-known government entity within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is helping to lead U.S. efforts to speed…
Genetic sequencing and the speed with which it can help diagnose a child’s disease — in addition to revealing the genes…
When it comes to rare diseases, one that definitely makes the list is spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress —…
In his 10 months on the job, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is earning…
At a time of unprecedented polarization in Congress, two U.S. lawmakers — one Republican, one Democrat — are stressing the urgency…
Retrophin and the U.S. subsidiary of Britain’s Horizon Pharma will each donate $3 million over a six-year period…
In recognition of Rare Disease Day 2018, Bionews Services — which publishes this website — will attend and…
A rock-painting contest in Las Vegas. A fashion show in New York. A 7,000-meter race around the Washington Monument that’ll…
David Curtis Glebe, a retired 64-year-old public prosecutor now living in Millsboro, Delaware, knows he’s lucky to be alive. In…