The girl who needed the injection

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Employee Receives Rs 16 crore From Coal India To Treat Daughter's Rare Genetic Disease

An official from South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) said that the company paid Rs 16 crore to its employee. According to reports, the employee's 2-year-old daughter suffers from a rare disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy and requires an injection called Zolgensma worth that amount. The disease affects motor neurons present in the spinal cord progressively leading to muscle weakness. The medicine had to be imported from the United… read-more

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 - 06:13 PM / by SAM RAHUL RAJASHEKHAR

Tags: Coal india, health care, Rare Disease, India, Genetic Disorder

Courtesy: NEWS18

Summer Diaz

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US Woman Develops NZ Accent After Coma; Foreign Accent Syndrome

US woman, Summer Diaz (24) was hit by an SUV while she was crossing the road on November 25. She was in coma for two weeks after the incident, and was not able to speak. However, she went to speech therapy to get her voice back, and learned that she has developed a foreign accent syndrome. At the moment, she has a New Zealand accent.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 - 02:36 PM / by Nehal Surana

Tags: Rare Disease, USA, New Zealand, Sign language, Health Condition

Courtesy: India Times

Doctor

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Monkey Pox: US Resident Reports First Case

According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a person has been detected with human monkeypox on July 17. This is the first case in Texas. The patient is a resident of the US, who recently traveled back from Nigeria. He is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital. Though a rare virus, it doesn’t pose any threat to the public, said Clay Jenkins, Delas County Judge.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 - 07:55 PM / by Balaji L

Tags: Rare Disease, Texas, USA

Courtesy: timesofindia.com

5-Month Old Baby Turing Stone

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5-Month-Old Baby Fights Rare Incurable Disorder Which Turns Body Into 'Stone'

Lexi, a 5-month-old baby in the UK has reportedly been suffering from a rare incurable genetic disorder known as Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressive (FOP). The disease leads to the formation of extra bones, replacing the muscles & Connective tissues, which turns the body into "stone". Moreover, the people who suffer from FOP are likely to be bed-ridden by the age of 20 and die at the age of 40.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 - 05:49 PM / by Balaji L

Tags: Rare Disease, UK

Courtesy: india.com

AI System

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Scientists Develop System to Detect Rare Diseases from Portraits

An Artificial Intelligence system has been developed by the scientists from Berlin to detect rare diseases. The AI system will be using the portrait photos of people and their health data to diagnose rare diseases. Reportedly, the software detects the facial features of the person affected, who shows abnormalities in a photo. The computer program has been trained using 30,000 portrait pictures of people affected.

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 - 10:13 PM / by Ujjwal Panchariya

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Berlin, Germany, Rare Disease

Courtesy: Free Press Journal