Tag: rare diseases February 25, 2022 Undiagnosed Diseases Network seeks to explain mysterious conditionsMillions of Americans live with rare diseases that sometimes require years to diagnose.Outlook Magazine, Video March 12, 2021 Miner named Slatopolsky Professor of Medicine in NephrologyNephrologist noted for research aimed at developing new treatments for kidney diseases.News Release November 5, 2018 First-of-its-kind surgery allows child with polio-like illness AFM to walk againSource: CBS News August 6, 2018 Mallinckrodt boosts rare-disease research at Washington UniversityPharmaceutical company to fund up to $10 million to pursue new therapeutics.News Release June 19, 2018 Decades of dedication lead to drug trial for rare, fatal illnessOld cancer drug may treat devastating blood vessel disease.Medical Campus & Community, Video August 10, 2017 Drug trial shows promise for deadly neurological disorderCyclodextrin slows progression of Niemann-Pick type C.News Release April 26, 2017 Patient meets doctor who discovered, named his conditionBoy's health-care providers arrange for meeting on Medical Campus.Medical Campus & Community December 7, 2015 Washington People: Kathy GrangeEvery day is a professional adventure – solving medical mysteries and pursuing diagnoses of rare diseases – for Grange, professor of pediatrics.Washington People February 17, 2015 Cancer genetic test offshoot helps diagnose rare syndrome in childrenA genetic test developed from a tumor gene panel is helping to diagnose rare pediatric overgrowth syndromes.School of Medicine Posts navigation