Sarah experienced her first symptoms at age eight. She suffered frequent and long migraines, despite being so young. Doctors were concerned she may have meningitis but never got to the…
According to a story from Healio, the results from a recent phase 2A clinical trial have demonstrated the effectiveness of an experimental drug in treating congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The…
According to a story from Technology Review, the story of Mila Makovec shows the potential impact that personalized medicine could have on patients while also revealing some of its limitations.…
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Lately, there have been many newsworthy articles about Novartis and Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi). In May 2019 the FDA approved Zolgensma, a one-time treatment for the most severe form of…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the drug company Octapharma USA sponsored the 71st Bleeding Disorder Conference, which is put on by the National Hemophilia Foundation. The company is also…
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has just announced that they have completed enrollment in their Phase 3 clinical trial for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Enrollment was initiated way back in October of…
According to a story from Venture Beat, the company Healx has succesfully raised $56 million in funds that will go towards using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify new potential treatments…
According to a publication from Scleroderma News, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Breakthrough Therapy status to Ofev (generic name nintedanib), as a treatment for progressive fibrosing…
According to a story from MedCity News, interim data from a phase 1/2 clinical trial testing Zolgensma, a gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, in patients between the ages of…
Jessica Walton described the staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn as being in “a bit of a panic” when they thought that she was having a stroke.…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the nonprofit groups Duchenne UK and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) have jointly awarded grant funding to the tune of $200,000 to Dr.…
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Adherence There are many factors necessary for an individual to be able to thrive with a serious medical diagnosis. First, they must receive the correct diagnosis so…
Gypsy Rose Blanchard spent a life suffering through neverending doctors appointments, surgeries, living in a wheelchair, and being fed through a feeding tub. As it turned out, these treatments weren't…
Sometimes, epidemics don’t make headlines. That seems strange, a major health risk causing death to ripple through communities, and yet we're more likely to hear about whats happening with the…
According to a story from the TGen Blog, a simple typing mistake lead to a diagnosis for a boy with an incredibly rare genetic disorder. In fact, this disorder is…
Happy Thursday! It's cold and flu season around our parts, so we hope everyone reading this has dodged the fall viruses! This week, we're sharing a recap of a Global…
According to a recent press release from XBiotech, a Texas-based biotechnology company, patient dosing is now underway in a phase 1 clinical study of the Company's investigational systemic sclerosis treatment, bermekimab.…
According to a story from news-medical.net, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has doled a total of $31 million on grants this year to 20 different research teams. The goal?…
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A recent article in Forbes highlights a study on diagnostic performance published in The Lancet Digital Health. The study represents the first review to compare the diagnostic accuracy of deep…
According to a story from Medical News Bulletin, a recent study that was first published in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to have revealed a promising new treatment for ulcerative…
According to a story from Multiple Sclerosis News, one of many topics discussed at this year's European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) was the use of…
According to a story from med.miami.edu, an international research consortium known as Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) has just been awarded a renewal grant from…
As originally reported in The Age, Karen Carey, 57, and Connie Severino, 42, were called to the emergency department at St Vincent’s Hospital at the same time. Each were told,…
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Mila Makovec began her life as a normal, healthy infant, and according to a recent article in Science Magazine, she continued along this path until reaching the age of…
According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, a recent study has found that moxibustion, a form of heat therapy, could provide short-term benefits for patients with the rare disease…
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