5 d. ago The Vampire Diaries author L.J. Smith dead at 66 after battle with rare disease

The Vampire Diaries author LJ Smith has died at the age of 66 after a long battle with a rare autoimmune disease, her family has confirmed with a statement online

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5 d. ago LJ Smith dead: Author who inspired The Vampire Diaries dies after battle with rare disease

Author LJ Smith, who was behind the Vampire Diaries series that inspired the hit TV show of the same name, has died at the age of 66

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5 d. ago LJ Smith dead: The Vampire Diaries author who inspired TV show dies after battle with rare disease

Author LJ Smith, who was behind the Vampire Diaries series that inspired the hit TV show of the same name, has died at the age of 66

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2 w. ago AstraZeneca pays up to $1bn for biotech firm ‘that could transform cell therapy’

UK pharma group acquires Belgium’s EsoBiotec as it announces EU has approved Imfinzi lung cancer drugBusiness live – latest updatesAstraZeneca has struck a $1bn (£773m) deal to buy a Belgian biotech company that specialises in cancer immunotherapies, the latest in a string of acquisitions that also yielded positive results for a late-stage rare disease drug on Monday.EsoBiotec, a small privately held firm founded four years ago in Mont-Saint-Guibert, develops in-vivo cell therapies that empower the immune system to attack cancers, and could offer many more patients access to cell therapy treatments provided in minutes rather than weeks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman diagnosed with rare disease after 'excited' dog accident

Pat was looking after her daughter's deaf dog when he 'slammed' into her stomach

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2 w. ago Gene Hackman estate goes to court to prevent release of autopsy pictures

Fearing release of distressing material, lawyers have petitioned a Santa Fe court to seal records to protect the family’s right to privacyA representative for the estate of actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially photographs and police body-camera video, related to the recent deaths of Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, after their partially mummified bodies were discovered at their New Mexico home in February.Authorities last week announced Hackman died at age 95 of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease as much as a week after Arakawa, 65, died from a rare rodent-borne disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Hackman’s pacemaker last showed signs of activity on 18 February, indicating an abnormal heart rhythm on the day he probably died. The couple’s bodies weren’t discovered until 26 February. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Carers need care, too’: Bruce Willis’s wife speaks out after deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa

Emma Heming Willis, who is primary carer for the actor since his dementia diagnosis in 2023, says there is ‘a broader story’ to tell about their plightEmma Heming Willis, the primary carer for her husband, the actor Bruce Willis, who is suffering from a rare form of dementia, has issued a statement in the wake of the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.An investigation by local authorities concluded last week that Arakawa, 65, died of a rare respiratory disease around seven days before her husband, meaning that it was likely he spent a week by himself, disorientated and increasingly malnourished. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Livingston family raises over £1600 to help children with liver disease

Darian Toall’s son, Wesley, has the rare disease, biliary atresia.

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3 w. ago Luxembourg’s Prince Frederik, 22, dies due to rare genetic disease

Prince Frederik was first diagnosed with the rare genetic conditon when he was 14

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3 w. ago Prince Frederick dies age 22 after long health battle with rare genetic condition

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg had suffered from a rare disorder known as POLG Mitochondrial disease since the age of 14 and passed away from it earlier his month

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3 w. ago Prince Frederik dies aged 22: Luxembourg royal passes away after health battle with rare genetic condition

Prince Robert of Luxembourg revealed his son died on March 1, following a long battle with rare genetic condition, POLG Mitochondrial disease.

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3 w. ago Desperate mum's plea as her young daughter is diagnosed with extremely rare disease that has 'put a timeline on her life'

A young girl faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with an extremely rare and debilitating medical condition which has 'put a timeline on her life'.

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3 w. ago Guard, stamp! The adorable bond between little boy, 8, with rare neurological disease and the soldiers he regularly visits on horse guards parade

The little boy, called Amin, is seen walking towards the guard and is visibly excited while his father films the moment.

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3 w. ago Gene Hackman died of heart disease one week after wife succumbed to rare virus

Hackman and his wife were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 26.

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3 w. ago How Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa caught rare rodent disease hantavirus that led to her death

Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa died of the extremely rare lung infection hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, officials revealed this week. The disease spreads from rodents.

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3 w. ago How Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa contracted rare rodent disease hantavirus

Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa caught hantavirus, which is found throughout the world and spread by contact with rodents or their urine or faeces, but not between people

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3 w. ago Gene Hackman’s wife was killed by hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. What is it?

The rare and potentially deadly disease needs to be treated early before severe symptoms develop

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3 w. ago Gene Hackman's wife died days prior to actor as cause of death confirmed

Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa died from a rare disease days before the actor passed away, it has been confirmed

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3 w. ago What is hantavirus? Gene Hackman's wife Betsy dies from rare rodent disease

Hantavirus can be spread by rodents, especially deer mice, and is contracted by breathing in dust contaminated with rodent urine or droppings - these are the symptoms to look out for

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3 w. ago Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa's cause of death confirmed

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, has been confirmed to have died from a rare infectious disease.

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