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Daily Archives: June 26, 2020

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RLF-100 Given Fast Track Designation for Treatment of COVID-Related Respiratory Distress
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RLF-100 Given Fast Track Designation for Treatment of COVID-Related Respiratory Distress

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:COVID-19/Timely

  It amazes me how quickly the numbers change each time I write about COVID-19, the novel coronavirus declared a global pandemic in March 2020. As of the afternoon of…

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ANCA Vasculitis Patients at an Increased Risk of Depression, Study Finds
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ANCA Vasculitis Patients at an Increased Risk of Depression, Study Finds

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/Rare Disease/Vasculitis

According to a story from ANCA Vasculitis News, a recent review study has determined that patients living with ANCA vasculitis and other related diseases are at a higher than average…

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Understanding the Emotional Toll of PCOS
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Understanding the Emotional Toll of PCOS

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/Severe Acne

  When Elsa Cavazos was in high school, she experienced some physical "abnormalities" that she wasn't quite sure how to deal with. While peers worried about the occasional zit on…

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Data Suggests MicroRNA-483 Could Ease PAH Symptoms
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Data Suggests MicroRNA-483 Could Ease PAH Symptoms

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:pulmonary arterial hypertension/Rare Disease

  For most drug therapies, researchers test on animal models of a disease before testing on humans. Recently, using microRNA-483, a small RNA molecule, on rat models of PAH reduced…

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ACR Publishes New Guidelines for Ophthalmologic Care in Pediatric Patients with Uveitis Risk
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ACR Publishes New Guidelines for Ophthalmologic Care in Pediatric Patients with Uveitis Risk

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:COVID-19/Uveitis

  Last week, my boyfriend took me camping for my birthday. But while we were out in the woods, he fell and injured himself; we thought his kneecap was dislocated…

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Novel Drug Ramucirumab Improves Patient Outcomes for Pleural Mesothelioma
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Novel Drug Ramucirumab Improves Patient Outcomes for Pleural Mesothelioma

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:Mesothelioma

  As the medical field advances, so do drug therapies and treatment options. According to Asbestos.com, which is headed by The Mesothelioma Center, a novel immunotherapy drug called ramucirumab significantly…

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Study: AR-501 as a Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis
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Study: AR-501 as a Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis

Aridis Pharmaceuticals has released the data from the first phase of its clinical trial of AR-501. This treatment is inhaled to clear lung infections that are commonly experienced by those…

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Editor’s Choice: New Discoveries and Positive Results

Editor’s Choice: New Discoveries and Positive Results

  • Post author:Colby Rogers
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:Chronic urticarias/COVID-19/Rare Disease/TRAF7 Syndrome

Happy Friday! The world could always use more good news, and this week we've got some new discoveries to discuss. Up first, details on a trial that may have finally…

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