Editor’s Choice: Get By with a Little Help from your Support Group
Hope everybody is enjoying the warm weather! This week we have patient stories about a woman with MS who started a support group and a rare mom who took issues…
Hope everybody is enjoying the warm weather! This week we have patient stories about a woman with MS who started a support group and a rare mom who took issues…
According to a story from QQ Malaysia Online, patient advocates are looking for ways to raise awareness of rare diseases in Malaysia and get help to forgotten patients that desperately…
Research into graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), a condition that can occur after bone marrow transplants, has yielded promising results. A study, reported by BrightSurf, found that a particular group of microRNA molecules involved…
In an effort to better understand patient experiences, researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital are surveying people with lysosomal storage diseases about how they view their treatments, reports CheckOrphan. The…
Patients with sickle cell disease often face stigma about their need for pain medication because care providers are suspicious of drug abuse, reports The Dallas Post Tribune. Although this is…
Patients with a form of scleroderma called systemic sclerosis are particularly susceptible to developing high blood pressure in their heart and lungs, also known as pulmonary hypertension. A new study…
According to a story from PR Newswire, a recent survey suggests that a greater number of U.S. citizens know about the existence of pancreatic cancer than ever before. This survey…
According to a story from The Telegraph, a team of Chinese and American scientists have used gene editing to create pigs with Huntington's disease. A portion of human genetic material…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the science and tech company Merck recently announced that Mavenclad (cladribine) was recently approved for public use by the UAE Ministry of Health…