According to a story from today.com, Dr. David Fajgenbaum was first diagnosed with Castleman disease in 2010. His first encounter with the illness was terrifying. He was confined to the…
Understanding diseases and the mechanisms behind them is a crucial step towards developing treatment. Many times, however, it's difficult to accomplish this due to the rarity of a condition, or…
I had the chance to chat with Amber Olsen, the founder of The United MSD Foundation, and mother to Willow. This is their story. Willow had been a seemingly healthy…
Visit any pediatric ward in a hospital or medical center and you will see many pieces of medical equipment, but visit the OT and PT departments and you are in…
According to EurekAlert! Science News, researchers have pinpointed the certain immune cell that further inflames a heart attack. The immune cell, however, comes with good intentions of trying to fix…
According to Sleep Review, researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine are studying DNA repair after damage from anti-cancer drugs as well as DNA repair and how…
In April, Congress approved the 2018 budget for the Department of Defense (DoD). Included in the DoD is a sizable portion dedicated to the investigation and development of new and…
Although having a child with disabilities is no doubt stressful, the stress and worry does not necessarily lessen as the child grows older. As children with disabilities age towards adulthood…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the drug development company AIVITA Biomedical recently announced that the first patient in its Phase II clinical trial has been randomized. This is…
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