Editor’s Choice: Pemphigus, Pemphigoid and Podcasts

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Did you know Patient Worthy has a podcast? In the latest episode, we discuss rare disease dermatology with Dr. Steven Chen, MD of Harvard Medical School. Pemphigus and pemphigoid are rare, auto-immune blistering diseases that affect the skin. Learn more about these two conditions at the International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation. Find out more about Dr. Chen’s work in the field of dermatology here. You can find every episode of our show over at the Patient Worthy podcast page, or on podcast platforms such as Apple and Spotify.

In this week’s Editor’s Choice, we have details about a mock NFL draft that announces which rare disease researchers are the recipients of $140,000 in grants. Did you know ticks put you at risk of the illnesses such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever? Here’s how to be prepared. And, finally, this main received eight different neurological diagnosis. A brain autopsy proved them all wrong.

 

Uplifting Athletes: Scoring Big for Rare Disease Research

This mock NFL draft announces which rare disease researchers are the recipients of $140,000 in grants.

 

Tick Season Is Here: Here’s How to Be Prepared

This puts us at risk of the illness that they carry, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

 

He Received Eight Different Diagnoses But A Brain Autopsy Proved Them All Wrong

At the age of forty-seven Laurence began to feel unusually fatigued and noticed a weakness in his arm and left leg.

 


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