Family Destinations Guide

The California State Park That Feels Like Stepping Into A Fantasy World

There’s a spot in Northern California where the trees are so tall, your neck will file a formal complaint, and the ferns are ...

This rare plant garden in Raleigh is only open to the public a few times a year

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Inc

Brands Are Ditching Purpose. Rare Beauty Is Doubling Down—and Winning

You’ve probably heard that the days of brands embracing social impact are over. “Purpose” used to be the go-to shortcut for earning audience trust and loyalty, particularly from Gen Z who were seen as ...
NPR

The FDA creates a quicker path for gene therapies

The Food and Drug Administration Monday unveiled the details of a new policy designed to make it easier and quicker for patients with very rare diseases to get cutting-edge treatments. The new ...
CNBC

FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases

Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the ...
The Hill

FDA proposes new treatment approval pathway for ultrarare diseases

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new proposal Monday for flexible drug approval pathway treatments addressing ultrarare diseases. The FDA unveiled draft guidance on a proposed ...
Reuters

US FDA proposes framework to speed rare disease gene therapy approvals

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed on Monday a new framework to speed approvals of personalized treatments for rare and life-threatening genetic diseases, ...
Wall Street Journal

FDA: How We’re Approving More Drugs to Treat Rare Diseases

Rare diseases aren’t so rare when you add them up. They affect roughly 1 in 11 people, which comes to about 30 million Americans. Rare diseases are more common than asthma and Type 1 diabetes combined ...
Science Daily

AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable ...
STAT

FDA unveils rules for bespoke gene therapies, predicting flood of rare disease applications

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FDA unveils pathway for ultra-rare disease therapies

The FDA has released draft guidance outlining an approval pathway for individualized therapies aimed at ultra-rare diseases, building on a framework first outlined by agency leaders in November. The ...
CNN

FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases

Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the ...