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The Sunshine Genetics Act creates a pilot program led by the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU to offer voluntary, free genetic screening to newborns across Florida.
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About 350 million people suffer from rare diseases, most of which are genetic. But the individual disorders affect relatively few people, so there’s little commercial incentive to bring these treatments to market.
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Katie Seeright's daughter, Adeline, suffers from Aicardi syndrome, which prevents then 6-year-old from being able to take care of herself.
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This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, U.S. health officials said Monday.
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A global search is on for rare blood that could save the life of a South Florida toddler who has cancer. Florida-based OneBlood says it’s specifically...
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Wildlife managers in Florida say they want to remove roaming monkeys from the state in light of a new study published Wednesday that finds some of the...