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Girl, four, with ‘childhood Alzheimer’s’ defies her death sentence to start pre-school and ballet classes after taking a trial drug Marian McGlockin diagnosed with Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) aged one  Cruel disease causes organ damage, muscle stiffness, seizures and dementia  Child, from California, has taken part in clinical trial of drug known as VTS 270 Youngster now

Schoolboy, 8, is ‘living with a death sentence’ because the NHS won’t fork out for £100,000-per-year cystic fibrosis ‘wonder drug’ George Monckton could be saved from lung deterioration by Orkambi  It could extend the lives of patients who often die before reaching middle age Drug is unavailable on NHS because of a deadlock in price

A new study published in Pediatrics found that young adults who had a parent incarcerated during their childhood are more likely to skip needed healthcare, smoke cigarettes, engage in risky sexual behaviors, and abuse alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs. These findings have potentially broad impact, as over five million U.S. children have had a parent