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HYDERABAD: Even before she was born, scans showed several 'bends' in Vijaya Deepika Gangapatnam's bones. Her father says the 13-year-old is like "glass" because of Brittle Bone Disease that has caused 45 fractures till now.

Voxelotor, which can help reduce need for blood transfusions, is administered as a daily tablet

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks the myelin sheath surrounding nerves in the central nervous system. This leads to communication problems between the brain and the rest of the body, causing various symptoms like fatigue, muscle weakness, and problems with coordination and balance.…

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For some conditions, few approved treatments exist. Without accelerated approval, the FDA is failing patients

Transform project has potential to reduce deaths from the disease by 40%, savings thousands of lives a year in UK

If men’s violence is not prevented or treated, it tends to spread like an infectious disease

Belgian regains lost confidence after a month out of competition

Study unveils elevated cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease which is also referred as metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)