Opioid orphans: Grandparents struggle to raise children left behind
Between 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321,566 children lost a parent to drug overdose. Parental deaths from drug overdose rose ...
Global Press Journal1d
As US Aid Disappears, Hope Fades for Zimbabwe’s Most Vulnerable Children
Historically, the US Agency for International Development has pumped at least US$4 billion annually into children’s ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN2d
A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance
The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the ...
pharmaphorum4d
Evaluate’s Orphan Drug Report shows rapid acceleration in the space
There have been continued calls to reform orphan drug legislation in the US and the EU, particularly the 40-year-old Orphan Drug Act and the European Union's 1999 Orphan Drug Regulation.
The Manila Times1d
KRRO-110 Receives Orphan Drug Designation from U.S. FDA for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
KRRO-110 is the first RNA editing development candidate from Korro's proprietary OPERA TM platform and is currently being evaluated in the Phase 1/2a REWRITE clinical study for AATD. Dosing of the ...
The Taipei Times6d
Adopted orphan brings Gaza couple ‘paradise’
In their home in war-devastated Gaza City, Iman Farhat and her husband cherish the “paradise” brought by their newly adopted baby, one of many orphans in the Palestinian ... “The whole world has ...
Pharmaceutical Technology on MSN4d
Lundbeck’s amlenetug gains orphan drug status in Japan for MSA
Lundbeck has gained orphan drug designation (ODD) from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for amlenetug to ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy1d
Pivoting to Private Donors When Government Funding Isn’t There
The CEO of a social-service nonprofit and two of its major donors discuss how private support funded a key program — and ...
pharmaphorum4d
The status of orphan drugs in China
The 1983 US Orphan Drug Act (ODA) serves to facilitate the development of drugs to treat rare diseases by providing several economic incentives. Orphan drug legislation in the US has benefited ...
A holiday for believers and skeptics
The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...
Al-Monitor on MSN5d
Adopted orphan brings couple 'paradise' in war-ravaged Gaza
In their home in war-devastated Gaza City, Iman Farhat and her husband cherish the "paradise" brought by their newly-adopted baby, one of many orphans in the Palestinian territory after more than 15 ...
Psychology Today5d
From Anecdotes to Data: Researching Sleep in a Rare Disorder
Anecdotal evidence has long suggested that sleep problems are especially common for people with Moebius syndrome. Now, a new ...