Presentations at the ATS Conference Demonstrate the Value of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s Patient Registry

At the 2019 American Thoracic Society Conference this year multiple presentations demonstrated the importance of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's Patient Registry. About the Registry This registry was created by the Pulmonary…

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Companies Announce Plan to Offer Free Genetic Tests for Patients With Suspected WHIM Syndrome or Severe Congenital Neutropenia

According to a story from Business Wire, the biopharmaceutical company X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the medical genetics company Invitae Corporation have recently announced that they have come into a parternship…

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Positive Results in Mouse Model for Experimental Drug Treating Liver Scarring Associated With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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Positive Results in Mouse Model for Experimental Drug Treating Liver Scarring Associated With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has recently announced that its experimental drug CRV431 was able to successfully decrease scarring of the liver in…

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Retired Professor With Multiple System Atrophy Hopes for a Medically Assisted Death
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Retired Professor With Multiple System Atrophy Hopes for a Medically Assisted Death

According to a story from Southwest Journal, retired professor Karen Warren was first diagnosed in 2015 with multiple system atrophy, a lethal neurodegenerative disorder. The disease carries an unpleasant group…

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ICYMI: A Good Business Decision vs. The Right Ethical Choice: Conducting Clinical Trials

A recent article written by Craig Klugman debates the ethical obligations pharmaceutical companies have to conduct clinical trials for drugs which have a likely potential to benefit a patient population…

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Study Suggests Female Cancer Patients Have Better Outcomes After Treatment, Experience Worse Side Effects
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Study Suggests Female Cancer Patients Have Better Outcomes After Treatment, Experience Worse Side Effects

According to a publication from EurekAlert, a recent study helmed by the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust suggests that female cancer patients tend to live slightly longer following treatment than…

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