The Clot Thickens: Athletes Underscore Reasons for DVT Awareness
As a young woman, my friend Ruth Williams might have been concerned about getting breast cancer, but she never considered the condition that would threaten her life. She was 23,…
As a young woman, my friend Ruth Williams might have been concerned about getting breast cancer, but she never considered the condition that would threaten her life. She was 23,…
Cancer has a pretty complicated history with statins, a class of drugs that are most commonly used to lower blood cholesterol levels. In the past, laboratory tests involving statins have…
In 1998, The Mighty first brought the rare disease community into the spotlight, followed by Extraordinary Measures in 2010. Now, seven years later, The Big Sick is doing it again…
July is the month of a lot of great things: The Fourth of July, long summer nights, fresh fruit, fireflies, and summer vacation. But there's something else great about this…
When I hear about Lyme Disease, I think of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont. But recently seven counties in Alabama have been declared endemic for Lyme. In fact, the Alabama Department…
A breakout of pimples, a sunburn, and bad dandruff are all skin aliments that we probably faced while growing up, and all probably made us feel lousy, or at the…
Karl Swaine is nine years old. He has a rare progressive and genetic disorder called Hunter syndrome. This disorder prevents the body from breaking sugar molecules down. Throughout the world,…
CymaBay, Inc. recently announced positive provisional results from its low-dose Phase II seladelpar clinical trial for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients. Once you get past the confusing part of that…
NeuroVia, Inc. is a rare disease pharmaceutical company that primarily focuses on finding treatments to rare neurological diseases. Markedly, this private company is especially concerned about the effects of the…