Rare Diseases
News
Afghanistan still struggling with poliovirus
Afghanistan experienced a “major setback” in its efforts to eradicate polio in 2014, after having made significant progress towards elimination of...
News
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Issues Policy Statement on Access to MS Medications
Conference Coverage
Dengue disease is here and U.S. physicians need to get to know it
Know the warning signs that distinguish a case of self-limited dengue from one headed for severe and potentially fatal complications.
Conference Coverage
Promising nonvaccine approaches to controlling dengue
As dengue vaccine development stumbles, nonpesticide-based mosquito control strategies gain traction.
Conference Coverage
Advances in Huntington’s Disease Research Set the Stage for New Trials
Conference Coverage
Impact of health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis spotlighted
Health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis continues to occur despite well established preventive methods and is associated with...
Video
Sheldon Schuster, PhD
At the 2015 NORD Summit, Dr. Schuster discussed drug repurposing and gave an example of such that grew from work done at Keck Graduate Institute...