Wall Street Journal

FDA: How We’re Approving More Drugs to Treat Rare Diseases

Rare diseases aren’t so rare when you add them up. They affect roughly 1 in 11 people, which comes to about 30 million Americans. Rare diseases are more common than asthma and Type 1 diabetes combined ...
Reuters

China January-February rare earth exports up 23% on-year, customs data shows

BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) - China's exports of rare earths in the first two months of 2026 rose 23% from ‌a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday. Sign up here. Exports of the group of 17 minerals ...
The Hill

FDA proposes new treatment approval pathway for ultrarare diseases

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new proposal Monday for flexible drug approval pathway treatments addressing ultrarare diseases. The FDA unveiled draft guidance on a proposed ...
Crude Oil Prices

Little-Known US Company Lands Important Pentagon Contract in Rare Earth Race

The Pentagon has taken a step toward rebuilding one of the most fragile links in the U.S. defense supply chain: the industrial capability to turn rare earth minerals into the metals that power most ...
Bloomberg L.P.

US Senator Investigates FDA Over Rare-Disease Drug Denials

A key US Republican senator said he’s launched an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s recent denials of treatments for rare diseases, adding political pressure on an agency that’s ...
Science Daily

AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable ...
The New York Times

The Bank Trump Is Relying On for Rare-Earth Minerals

The Export-Import Bank is providing a $10 billion loan to Project Vault, an initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The project is the administration’s latest effort to reduce reliance on China. By ...
CNBC

FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases

Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the ...
Reuters

US FDA proposes framework to speed rare disease gene therapy approvals

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed on Monday a new framework to speed approvals of personalized treatments for rare and life-threatening genetic diseases, ...

Projects by ‘Honeyland,’ ‘Cleveland Versus Wall Street’ Directors Among Visions du Réel Industry Lineup

Visions du Réel has unveiled the 31 documentary projects selected for the 2026 edition of its VdR–Industry platform.
NPR

The FDA creates a quicker path for gene therapies

The Food and Drug Administration Monday unveiled the details of a new policy designed to make it easier and quicker for patients with very rare diseases to get cutting-edge treatments. The new ...
Screen Daily

Asmae El Moudir, Kamila Andini projects receive Hubert Bals Fund backing

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has selected eight feature film projects for its 2026 HBF+Europe support schemes worth €60,000 each. The HBF+Europe funding ...