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Rare diseases are individually rare but collectively common, with a combined prevalence of 3.5–5.9%. A common feature of many diseases is a substantial delay in patients receiving a correct diagnosis; this protracted path to diagnosis is termed ‘the diagnostic odyssey’.

Pemphigus is a group of rare autoimmune blistering diseases affecting the skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus foliaceus (PF)…

Up to 10% of the Western population are affected by IMIDs,1 including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…

Talking to John Sperati, Director of Nephrology Fellowship Training Program and Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Public health in sub-Saharan African countries is experiencing a double burden of diseases. Unfortunately, the health systems in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable, under-resourced, and unable to address these public health issues.

The primary reason is that it’s the most impactful disease that affects nephrology. When I was in training, there was only one medicine…

In focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), some (not all) glomeruli are affected with sclerosis (focal), and each diseased glomerulus…

Sodium–glucose co-transporters (SGLT) play an important role in glucose transport across epithelial cells. SGLT1….