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Topic: Orphan Drug Act

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How to fix the orphan drug problem

Nicole Hassoun - The Conversation
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"Orphan drugs" are ascendant

Tara Fernandez
The Orphan Drug Act is being investigated for abuses (AP)

Sarah Jane Tribble - KFF Health News