Genentech is honing in on an aspect of the patient community that is too often overlooked — the role of caregivers in managing rare diseases. In a recently-released short film, Genentech tells the ...

EXCLUSIVE: First Run Features is promising “a robust awards campaign” for The Quiet Epidemic, after acquiring U.S. distribution rights to the documentary about Chronic Lyme and tick-borne disease. The ...

Elle Brooks-Tao, a filmmaker, got thrust into the confusing world of Lyme disease when a family member became infected and had debilitating symptoms for over eight years before being diagnosed. The ...

The first of the “In the Light” film series was created to help keep a spotlight on rare diseases year-round. The film follows a typical day with Dee Reynolds and her spouse and caregiver, Dan ...

“The Quiet Epidemic,” a feature documentary about the tick-borne illness Lyme Disease, has released its trailer ahead of the film’s premiere in the Special Presentations category at the Hot Docs film ...

Roughly 129 million Americans live with chronic disease stemming from major conditions like obesity, cancer, Alzheimer’s/dementia, diabetes, and atopic dermatitis (eczema). But you’d never guess it ...

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca’s rare disease unit, shined a light on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), a severe neurological disease, in a short film that debuted Thursday. While ...

Over the course of a year, Neil Platt went from being a healthy 33-year-old husband and father, to a man paralyzed by a rare, fatal disease. In a film about the final months of his life, Platt ...