Rare disease

Bizarre: Progeria can make a child of 8 look like an 80-year-old

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, March 28, 2020 at 09:56pm

Progeria is a rare genetic condition that causes accelerated aging in childhood. Read on to know more about this disease that affects 1 in 4 million newborns worldwide.
Bizarre: Walking corpse syndrome will make you believe that you are a zombie

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, March 24, 2020 at 08:04pm

Walking corpse syndrome is an extremely rare condition with only about 200 cases worldwide. Read on to know more about this strange condition.
Bizarre: If you have Proteus syndrome, you may have grooves in your skin and disproportional limbs

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, March 19, 2020 at 05:03pm

Proteus syndrome, named after the Greek god Proteus, who changes his shape to elude capture, is an extremely rare disease with maybe only about 500 cases around the world.
Bizarre: Charles Bonnet Syndrome can take you to a fantasy world of weird animals and light flashes

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, March 17, 2020 at 08:51pm

There are many strange diseases in the world. One of them is the Charles Bonnet Syndrome where you enter a world of fantastic hallucinations.
Today is World Rare Disease Day: Research brings new ray of hope for patients of rare conditions

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, February 29, 2020 at 03:21pm

Today is World Rare Disease Day, which seeks to raise awareness and educate people about conditions that affect maybe 5 people in a population of 10,000.
This immunotherapy combination shrinks rare, neuroendocrine: Study

Posted By ANI, April 02, 2019 at 08:59pm

According to a new study, after using a combination of ipilimumab (6 weeks) and nivolumab (2 weeks) the results showed that 42 per cent of patients with the high-grade form of neuroendocrine carcinomas saw their tumours shrink partially or completely post treatment.
The Tree Man from Bangladesh needs more surgeries

Posted By juhi kumari, January 22, 2019 at 01:31pm

'Tree man' syndrome is a condition in which extreme wart-like growths appear across the body which may lead to cancer later in life.
Your pet cat can give you this rare bacterial infection

Posted By Sreemoyee Chatterjee, September 14, 2018 at 10:36pm

Watch out cat lovers. Here's all you need to know about this rare bacterial infection that you may contract from your pet cats.
Delhi: 71-year-old gets treated for a rare brain disease

Posted By Editorial Team, September 07, 2018 at 04:13pm

A new technique for restoration of brain circulation and prevention of catastrophic stroke at a Delhi hospital has saved the life of a 71-year-old.
Sushi: Man undergoes amputation after he catches a rare 'flesh-eating' infection

Posted By Aishwarya Iyer, August 30, 2018 at 02:00pm

If you love having raw seafood and suffer from a few health conditions, you might want to know this- A 71-year-old caught an infection hours after he had his favourite sushi. This infection led him to get his hand amputated.
Gurgaon: 2-year-old from Tajikistan gets treated from a rare and complicated condition

Posted By Aishwarya Iyer, August 21, 2018 at 07:18pm

Baby Maryam from Tajikistan was born with a condition that caused her skull to swell. This complicated condition was treated at Fortis Gurgaon.
Have you heard about ‘Gaucher?’ Here is all that you need to know about this rare disease

Posted By Debjani Arora, August 18, 2018 at 05:24pm

It is a genetic condition wherein waste material gets deposited and builds up in different organs and bones of the body.
Reviewing first year of National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases

Posted By ANI, May 26, 2018 at 04:58pm

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), in 2017, took a landmark step by approving the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases.
ORDI appeals to state governments to implement rare disease policy

Posted By ANI, April 21, 2018 at 06:20pm

Organisation for Rare Disease India (ORDI), a non-profit patient association focuses on improving the health of patients with rare diseases.
Mystery behind rare bone disorder cracked

Posted By ANI, April 12, 2018 at 02:32pm

A new research has found that a certain gene mutation causes 'dripping candle wax' bone disease.
Irrfan Khan reveals that he is diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour

Posted By Agencies, March 16, 2018 at 05:00pm

Bollywood star Irrfan Khan on Friday revealed he has been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour and is going out of the country for treatment.
Irrfan Khan's wife says her partner is facing his health scare -- a "rare disease" -- like a "warrior"

Posted By Agencies, March 10, 2018 at 01:21pm

Like Irrfan, his wife, producer Sutapa Sikdar, too has urged people not to speculate about his condition.
Mumbai: Doctors pull out 760g of hair from woman's stomach

Posted By Shaloo Tiwari, September 07, 2017 at 10:59am

She was addicted to pulling out her own hair and eating it.
AIIMS Doctors: Need innovations in medicine for curing rare diseases in India

Posted By Agencies, June 29, 2017 at 10:17am

Considering India's population, doctors said that the number of patients suffering from rare diseases was quite significant now.
Patients with rare, genetic disorders appeal for support

Posted By Editorial Team, February 28, 2017 at 05:44pm

LSDs mostly occur in children, who often die within a few months or years of birth, after much suffering.