April 15, 2016 Brothers running Boston Marathon to honor mother who lost battle to rare cancer Lucas and Kyle Bullerjahn have followed different training styles for the Boston Marathon, which they’re set to run Monday.
April 5, 2016 New TLC show connects individuals who share rare diseases Most of Destiny Dyer’s baby photos have one thing in common — they picture her in a cast.
April 4, 2016 Glaxo's potential cure for 'bubble-boy disease' a step closer LONDON—A potential cure for children born with a form of an extremely rare immune-system condition often referred to as “bubble-boy disease” has moved a step closer to approval after receiving the support of a European Union regulatory panel.
March 30, 2016 Jazz Pharmaceuticals' rare liver disorder drug wins US approval The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc's drug to treat a rare kind of liver disease, making it the first treatment to win U.S. approval for the condition.
March 28, 2016 Boy who couldn't age grows taller than 6 feet after innovative surgery When 17-year-old Jacob Barnes walked into his neurosurgeon’s office in January 2012, he didn’t look like a typical boy his age.
March 28, 2016 California artist with rare birth defect paints with feet and mouth For most typical visual artists, use of the hands may be considered essential in contriving a new work of art.
March 25, 2016 Woman tracks down anonymous sperm donor, they fall in love An Australian couple that conceived a child through IVF met in person one year after their daughter was born.
March 24, 2016 6-way kidney swap complete at San Francisco hospital Doctors at a San Francisco hospital on Friday completed kidney transplant surgeries in a rare organ-transplant chain from living donors that resulted in healthy kidneys going to six sick people.
March 22, 2016 Woman sits down to breakfast, discovers she can't swallow Samantha Anderson figured she had a work-packed weekend ahead when something happened at breakfast: The then-39-year-old couldn't swallow a single bite.
March 16, 2016 Orlando boy born with partial skull surpasses another childhood milestone The Orlando boy born with a partially formed skull who has made headlines for defying the odds has successfully begun sucking on a pacifier— surpassing another unexpected milestone, his family told Fox 5 Atlanta.