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Cataract A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to ageing. Cataracts are very common in older people. A cataract can occur in either or both eyes. It cannot spread from one eye to the other. June is the month of Cataract Awareness Month, and the sole a...

The era, we are living in has experienced many advancements in the healthcare system. Curative, and life-changing gene therapies have started to promise a future free of prolonged illness, possessing an ability to treat, cure or ease the life-draining diseases. In a major event, the approval of the other gene t...

Hernia Awareness Month Hernia Awareness Month is observed every year in June to raise public awareness about hernias and effective treatment. The aim is to increase the public knowledge of the warning signs and latest treatment options available for hernias. A hernia occurs when there is a weakness in the wal...

Scoliosis Scoliosis Awareness Month takes place every year in June with the aim to highlight the need for education, early detection and awareness to the public about scoliosis and its prevalence within the community. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spu...

World Sickle Cell Day World Sickle Cell Day is observed on 19 June every year to promote public awareness regarding sickle cell disease and its treatment methods. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited genetic abnormality of haemoglobin. This causes stuck in small blood vessels, which can decrease blood flow ...

Bluebird declares the price of its gene therapy- Zynteglo Bluebird Bio has set the price of its gene therapy Zynteglo at USD 1.8 million. Zynteglo, so far, has only been approved for treating rare blood disorders in the Europe Union. The full price of Zynteglo can be dispersed out for five years, at approx...

An orphan disease is any disease that affects only a small percentage of the population. There can be as many as 7,000 rare diseases known to affect human life. The total number of Americans living with a rare disease is estimated at between 25-30 million. When it comes to the EU, all together, rare disease patient...

World Blood Donor Day 14 June is observed and celebrated as World Blood Donor Day around the world. It is for raising awareness for donating blood who are in need and express gratitude towards voluntary, and unpaid blood donors for saving others’ lives. Let us all come forward and save lives!

Pompe disease, an inherited rare disease, is often fatal and incapacitates the heart and skeletal muscles. Absence of an essential protein due to the mutation in a gene encoding GAA, leads to a complex buildup of sugar, hence, damaging heart, liver and other organs. The mutated gene hampers the lysosomal-mediated d...

Telegenomics Company Genome Medical nets USD 23 M Genome Medical, a telegenomics company, having expertise in delivering genome-based medicine has raised USD 23 Million in series B funding.  The proceeds will be used by the company to accelerate the development of its technology and medical services to supp...