Hard cases: Investigating rare & tough diseases
Dr. William Gahl is one of the last, best hopes for people suffering from rare, debilitating, and undiagnosed medical conditions. Lara Logan reports.
Rare Disease Day
Stop FOP: Man's rare disease turns muscle to bone
20-year-old college student raises awareness for rare disease with only 800 confirmed cases worldwide
The battle to research rare diseases
Incentives have encouraged rare disease research but lack of funding, high cost of medication provide challenges
Rare Disease Day: Handprints across America
An estimated 30 million Americans suffer from one of 7,000 rare diseases, many of which can't be treated
Hard cases: Investigating rare & tough diseases
Dr. William Gahl is one of the last, best hopes for people suffering from rare, debilitating, and undiagnosed medical conditions
Rare Disease Day spotlights need for treatments
National Organization for Rare Disorders was founded in 1983 along with Orphan Drug Act - has progress been made?
Doctors plug unstoppable nosebleed with cured pork
Girl had rare blood disorder Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, so do not try at home
6-year-old girl saved by rare organ transplant
Angela Bushi was diagnosed with rare Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome, needed pancreas, liver, and two kidneys to survive
"Bucket List" baby Avery Canahuati dies
5-month old girl's family started Avery's Bucket List blog to spread awareness about rare disease, spinal muscular atrophy
7-year-old Colorado girl contracts bubonic plague
About 7 cases of plague, which is transmitted to humans through infected fleas or bites from infected animals, are reported in the U.S. annually
3-D printer gives use of arms to 4-year-old
Girl had rare condition that causes abnormal development of muscles and was unable to use her arms
First treatment for progeria shows promise
Patients in study had improved cardiovascular health and were able to gain weight, two problems associated with the disease
17-year-old Pa. woman battles "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome"
Nicole Delien diagnosed with Kleine-Levein Syndrome; She once slept 64 days from Thanksgiving through January
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Former model with rare growth disease dies
Acromegaly is a disorder in which there is too much growth hormone in the body
Rare disease or fake illness?
Dr. William Gahl, director of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program at the National Institutes of Health, explains why mysterious ailments are sometimes mistaken for hypochondria.
Dad's death shines light on rare Loeys-Dietz syndrome
Dad's death from rare heart condition, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, led to a diagnosis of the disease in his twin daughters
Man without legs climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro
Climber Spencer West was born with sacral agenesis, a rare condition in which the lower spine, pelvis don't form properly at the time of birth
Clara's journey: 9-year-old with deformed face navigates the world
Clara Beatty was born with rare genetic mutation called Treacher Collins syndrome, causing deformed face
Amelia Rivera, 3, in struggle for kidney transplant over disability
Controversy sparked in January when Riveras said prominent hospital denied daughter kidney transplant because of disability
World's friendliest kids? Gene disorder means extreme sociability
Williams syndrome has been likened to having "joy gene," but what's life been like for Williams patient Ben Monkaba?
Proteus syndrome: The Elephant Man and beyond
Up close and personal with disorder that can be as disfiguring as it is rare
Health
Man drives five hours for surgery insurance won't cover
Around the country, middle-class Americans with high-deductible insurance plans are heading to dozens of cash-based surgery centers
Wasted U.S. health care spending tops annual defense budget
Redundant administrative tasks, opaque pricing, misaligned incentives — welcome to America's bloated medical system
Teens with skin conditions inspire masterpieces on fashion runway
Three teens modeled dresses that represent something more than what meets the eye
With Medicare's open enrollment, should you change plans?
This open enrollment season for Medicare, seniors will face plenty of changes — and some new pitfalls
Vapers – like smokers – may now pay more for life insurance
Insurance company Prudential will treat users of e-cigarettes like smokers, making their policies more expensive
Former NFL star pays for over 500 mammograms
Williams set out to pay for 53 mammograms, and this Breast Cancer Awareness Month, his foundation announced they far exceeded that goal
Watchdog says blood pressure drugs may pose risk to patients
U.S. PIRG wants federal regulators to speed probe into whether blood pressure treatments may contain carcinogen
CBS News investigates THC vaping industry's booming black market
As health officials investigate an outbreak of illnesses, "Eye on America" went undercover to find out how dangerous THC vaping products end up on the streets
Why we need more conversations surrounding mental health
Stigma has a "detrimental" effect on people's ability to get the help they need, says a board certified psychiatrist
CDC raises alarm about "growing STD epidemic" as cases hit record high
The new high threatens millions of Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says
Could having a dog help you live longer?
Dog lovers can take heart from two new studies about the possible health benefits
Johnson & Johnson hit with $8B verdict over drug linked to boy growing breasts
Nicholas Murray alleged that taking the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal led him to develop the incurable condition
7 popular drugs may not warrant their price hikes, study says
A watchdog group is questioning whether drugmakers offer significant benefits in exchange for higher prices
Alex Trebek's cancer may mean ending his time as "Jeopardy!" host
"I will keep doing it as long as my skills do not diminish, and they have started to diminish," the 79-year-old told CTV in an interview
Potentially dangerous chemical found in heartburn pill Zantac
CBS News investigation reveals that there might not be just an "impurity" — but something much more serious
