orphan
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The findings add support to the idea that this therapy, which recently received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
His Pulitzer Prize-winning 2012 novel, “The Orphan Master’s Son,” is set in North Korea, one of the last places that outsiders cannot freely visit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Orphan drugs can now be approved for multiple rare diseases and still be exempt from these negotiations.
From Barron's • Sep. 26, 2025
But really, "Orphan X" is about a deeply flawed man gradually becoming a human being, learning to speak the strange language of intimacy, and, yes, building a community.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
“The shock of going to live in wealth, with Joe and Virginia, it was like Little Orphan Annie going to live with the Rockefellers,” Della Mae Justice said.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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