Kallmann Syndrome: Absent Puberty
Written by Neil Smith I have a rare hormonal condition called Kallmann syndrome. Its main symptom is a failure to start or fully complete puberty. It is also associated with…
Written by Neil Smith I have a rare hormonal condition called Kallmann syndrome. Its main symptom is a failure to start or fully complete puberty. It is also associated with…
Written by Jennifer Peterson As a young adult, this journey was not something I ever imagined taking, and it certainly was not for the faint of heart. Being diagnosed with…
According to a story from Business Weekly, the biotechnology company Healx, from Cambridge, UK, and the US-based Mission: Cure coalition have announced a new partnership which aims to help develop…
There are many common elements in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is the most common type of dementia. It is now evident that there are varied spans of disease progression…
According to a press release from the rare liver disease company Albireo Pharma, Inc., the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for odevixibat.…
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), an agency under the UK's National Health Service (NHS), has recently rejected Zeposia. Zeposia is an oral, multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Although advances in lung cancer care were overshadowed this year by news about the pandemic, Dr. Jennifer Carlisle’s recent interview with Oncology gave details of spectacular advances in lung cancer…