Menkes Disease

Two-year-old Haoyang has likely just months to live -- but the only medicine that can help his rare genetic condition is not found anywhere in China and closed borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic mean he cannot travel for treatment.

Cadila Healthcare said that its US subsidiary has acquired an experimental drug from Cyprium for treating Menkes disease, which is a rare recessive pediatric disease

Two-year-old Haoyang has likely just months to live -- but the only medicine that can help his rare genetic condition is not found anywhere in China and closed borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic mean he cannot travel for treatment.

Cadila Healthcare said that its US subsidiary has acquired an experimental drug from Cyprium for treating Menkes disease, which is a rare recessive pediatric disease