According to a story from The Irish Times, the South Tipperary General Hospital issued a second apology in court after providing insufficient care to a girl named Katie Manton, who…
Michael Mauti, a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, had been struggling with ulcerative colitis for years, and it was getting worse. The thought of eating become one of great…
Every single day is life-threatening for Lauren Stribling, a 15-year-old girl suffering from a rare genetic disease called Marfan syndrome, reported Daily Mail. A simple fall, push, or physical aggression…
A 23-year-old NBC news anchor received the words that everyone fears, "you have cancer". Boston Globe Media Partners reported the experience that young Natasha Verma faced upon her diagnosis. While it's…
For the estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people in the US diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), finding a community is important. IPF is a rare lung disease, which you can…
According to a story from asianscientist.com, a group of researchers out of Singapore used genomic analysis with around 3,000 patients with stomach cancer to determine characteristics that were associate with…
It wasn't the Christmas 18-year-old Alex Leisenring and his family were expecting this year. While they received the white Christmas they had hoped for, they spent the holiday in a…
The first new treatment approved for amyotrophic later sclerosis (ALS) has generated a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the ALS community since its approval in May of 2017, but…
According to a story from Health News and Information, The National Eye Institute presented Juergen Naggert, Ph.D., with a grant in order to study genetically connected changes that occur in…
A huge deal is underway as Sanofi looks to acquire Bioverativ for $11.6 billion with hope to enhance and strength their rare disease presence, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.…
It all started with extreme allergic reactions around her mouth when eating certain fruits, then overtime she grew to become allergic to just about everything, even her own tears and…
Happy Groundhog Day, Patient Worthians! It might not feel like it, but spring is its way! This week, we have a story of a family who copes with the challenges…
In a recent study, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine successfully cured mice of cancer. Already, patients diagnosed with lymphoma are being sought out to undergo clinical trials with…
Start a conversation - and look a little snazzy while doing so! - by wearing purple today (February 2nd) to raise aware for neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is a rare cancer that…
All manner of microbes make their home in our intestines. This delicately balanced system is known as the microbiome. A recent study shows that certain cells in the intestines regulate…
Originally reported by Columbia Daily Tribune, researchers from the University of Missouri have made huge strides towards treating, and maybe even curing, two fatal diseases: muscular dystrophy and Amyotrophic Lateral…
Researcher’s at the University of Cape Town discovered a new link between human beings and dinosaurs. That unlikely connection stems from the disease osteomyelitis. Keep reading to learn more about…
The Warwick Daily News, a news organization based in Australia, recently shared a heart-wrenching story about a young woman and her experience with chronic Lyme Disease. Lyme disease is an…
Determining whether a cancer treatment is having the desired effect can be a tricky science. New research by a team from the Keck School of Medicine of USC leverages characteristics…
Information in a Specialty Pharmacy Times report indicates that immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy may be an effective option for patients with drug-resistant multiple myeloma who have relapsed. Multiple myeloma is…
According to an article from Columbia University Medical Center, stress could increase the growth of pancreatic cancer by stimulating the release of hormones. A mouse model of the disease also…
According to a story from People.com, Gretchen Witt began selling cookies in order to raise money for cancer research after it seemed like her son Liam's battles with stage IV…
According to Live Science, a new Netherlands study shows that women who get breast implants are more likely to develop a rare cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, also…
According to a story from Daily Echo, a theatre school principal is arranging a special performance in order to celebrate her survival of thyroid cancer at only thirty years old.…
A recent article in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists AANA Journal describes some possible side effects of anesthesia on patients with Lyme disease. Keep reading to learn more about…
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