Less than an hour after a small bushfire erupted near her mom’s house on Jan. 9, junior Neve D.*, who lives in Los Angeles, decided to evacuate to her dad’s house on the other side of the city. She...
This October, I was honored to receive a student scholarship to attend the 2024 NORD Breakthrough Summit. The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) aims to benefit the rare disease community through patient advocacy, working with pharmaceutical companies to develop treatments and drugs and pushing policies vital for rare disease patients and their overall care.
The body’s immune system defends the body against diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. However, like soldiers turning against their general, the immune system can betray the body, attacking its own tissues and organs. This is called an autoimmune...
