Migraines are not on the usual list of symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but researchers know that, for many MS patients, migraines are somehow associated with this neurological disease that…
No one should outlive their child. Losing two children to the same rare disease is a pain that most parents can never understand and hopefully never will. According to a…
According to a story from Newshub, Freda Evans learned early on that there were no treatments covered under the New Zealand health care system to treat her Pompe disease. Freda…
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University accomplished a groundbreaking medical triumph. In partnership with six other institutions, the team inhibited cancer cells from spreading to different parts of the body.…
May is Lyme disease awareness month. Responding to an explosion in Lyme disease and tick-borne illnesses, the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met for the first time in Washington, D.C. in December…
According to a story from blackpoolgazette.co.uk, the NHS has decided to postpone a decision to approve a drug for the treatment of Batten disease. This illness, which is fatal is…
According to a story from the Yorkshire Evening Post, five-year-old Toby Nye, from Leeds, has been seeing significant benefit from an antibody therapy treatment for his neuroblastoma. The therapy is…
The hashtag #hotpersoninawheelchair went viral after the Youtuber and activist Annie Segarra used it as a response to an offensive tweet by Ken Jennings, reports The Guardian. Jennings, best known…
According to a story from eurekalert.org, a recent test study suggests that patients with hemophilia B could be treated with just a single injection over the course of their lives.…
According to a story from Newswise, almost 500 infants that were born with congenital hyperinsulinism were treated with surgery that involved the removal of either part of or the entirety…
According to a story from the National Hemophilia Foundation, a collaborative team of researchers from the U.S. and Sweden recently announced the results of a study the indicated that a…
According to a story from Newswise, the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai recently announced that patient enrollment has begun for a clinical trial that will…
According to a story from Science Daily, new research indicates that a certain type of protein could be critical for preventing the development of stomach cancer. Interestingly, this protein is…
Barry Du Bois, presenter of the The Living Room, announced six months that his struggle with cancer continued. Despite six years living with cancer in remission, multiple myeloma returned to…
According to a story from The Jerusalem Post, the medical research of professor Marcelle Machluf has been a subject of controversy from the beginning. Her research led to the nano…
Cancer patients commonly receive what is known as maximum dose treatment. Doctors use the highest dose patients can tolerate to battle cancers like testicular cancer. As a result, however, many…
According to a story from wlwt.com, thirteen-year-old Diego Ramirez has been crossing the finish line at the Flying Pig Marathon for seven years, and he recently completed the finish again…
Effective cancer treatments always seem to be fewer than needed. In the case of thyroid cancer, however, the United States Food and Drug Aministration (FDA) recently approved two drugs as…
I have always had a gusto for life. Big dreams. Grand ideas. Strong and independent with a will to fight for what I want. And while I’ve had my share…
My name is Stephanie. I am Tristan's older sister and a Registered Nurse. I spend a lot of time with him as he requires nursing care around the clock. I…
Getting dressed is one of the first things we do every day. And besides keeping up with fashion, or making sure an outfit is coordinated, most of us probably don’t…
According to a story from The Independent, an NHS trust has issued a recall for around 2,500 patients after concerns were raised about the treatment they were receiving from senior…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a team of researchers from the University of Colorado recently completed a study that assessed the genetics of thyroid cancer patients, drawing from a…
William Eames, a five-year-old boy from a village in Hertfordshire, England, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was three. Since then, his family have worked hard to raise…
26-year-old Ilka Brühl of Germany was born with ectodermal dysplasia, a group of genetic disorders that involve a facial cleft and overgrown airways, defects of the hair, nails, teeth, skin and…
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