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Delhi HC exempts custom duties on medicines for rare diseases
The Delhi High Court has said that custom duties and charges will not be applied to medicines, drug…
Centre gives full basic customs duty exemption on import of drugs for rare diseases
In a significant step, the Centre has given full exemption from basic customs duty on all drugs as …
Notified new policy on rare diseases, approved budget of Rs 25 crore for treatment: Centre to HC
"Therefore, the amount marked under the RAN cannot be used for research due to an existing approved…
PTI
Girl with rare deadly disease receives revolutionary million-dollar gene-therapy drug – but it is too late for her older sister
Young sisters Teddi and Nala Shaw from the UK both have late-infantile MLD, an inherited genetic di…
Isobel van Hagen
Explained: Travel insurance for students and why it is a must when going to study abroad
“When it comes to choosing between international student health insurance and travel insurance, …
Florida prisons may violate policy by locking people in unsanitary shower stalls for hours on end
Prisoners say the stalls are often filthy, with feces, urine, black mold, and mice; one man said he…
Nicole Einbinder
Maine resident killed by a tick virus that caused rare neurological symptoms
"Ticks are active and looking for a host to bite right now," Nirav D. Shah, director of the Maine C…
Andrea Michelson
Crisis in the skies: Pilots aren't getting mental health treatment because they fear they'll lose their wings
An Alaska Airlines pilot hid his depression, then allegedly tried to down a flight. Aviation expert…
Michelle Mark
5L patients of rare disease, treatment costs in crores; govt lacks budget: HC told
The court had earlier asked the ministry to write to the company -- Sarepta Therapeutics in USA -- …
PTI
Singer Jimmy Buffett died after being diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare type of skin cancer
The "Margaritaville" singer passed away on Friday after being treated for a rare type of skin cance…
Serafina Kenny
India to face 'tsunami' of chronic diseases like cancer: US-based oncologist
India will face a tsunami of chronic diseases such as cancer due to globalization, a growing econom…
PTI
What is the Marburg virus? WHO confirms outbreak of the deadly viral disease in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania
The CDC on Thursday issued a health advisory warning to doctors in the US, prompting them to watch …
Erin Snodgrass
A 32-year-old DJ got his tinnitus checked out and discovered he had a rare cancer
Michael Bibi, a DJ and founder of dance label Solid Grooves, is being treated in hospital for centr…
Amber Middleton
The pause on J&J's COVID-19 vaccine will continue for now as CDC advisors gather more information on rare blood clots
A CDC immunization committee declined to vote Wednesday on whether J&J's COVID-19 vaccine should be…
Hilary Brueck,Allison DeAngelis
CDC acknowledges a likely link between COVID-19 vaccines and heart inflammation for young men, but says it's 'extremely rare' and the Delta variant is a bigger threat
0.004% of young men got myocarditis after the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Leading doctors sa…
Hilary Brueck
Chronic Lyme disease is a rare, but serious condition — here's how to know if you have it
Chronic Lyme disease is when symptoms of Lyme disease continue for at least six months or more afte…
Molly Glick
Doctors dismissed a 32-year-old's pain and fatigue as anxiety and weight for years. She had a rare tumor.
Stephanie Clark's fatigue and back, neck, and shoulder pain were caused by a desmoid tumor, which c…
Anna Medaris
Why doctors don't recommend mixing prednisone and alcohol despite minimal research on the consequences
Both prednisone and alcohol can cause a range of side effects, and combining them may worsen these …
Emily Swaim,Jason McKnight
5 facts you need to know about the monkeypox outbreak as the virus spreads in US and Europe
Monkeypox, which can cause pus-filled boils, is spreading in the US and Europe. Here's what you nee…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
Almost 100 Michigan paper mill workers are sick from a rare fungus spread by mold spores in the air — and climate change could make this more common
A blastomycosis outbreak in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has sickened dozens of paper mill workers. T…