Tick Season: A Case of Powassan Virus in Maine
It's summertime, and that means tick season is upon us. We've all had to deal with the annoying insects, whether it's pulling them off our pets, spraying bug spray before…
It's summertime, and that means tick season is upon us. We've all had to deal with the annoying insects, whether it's pulling them off our pets, spraying bug spray before…
Within the United States, the FDA developed the Orphan Drug Act to incentivize companies to develop drugs and biologics intended to treat patients with rare conditions. In this case, "rare"…
As reported in Physicians Weekly; a new study wanted to further characterize Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA), a subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) that is often is accompanied by anterior uveitis,…
Compassion [kuhm-pash-uhn] noun A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Compassion Corner is a…
In a story for the Urology Times, a panel of experts on the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer that is not responsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) (which is commonly…
We're learning more and more about COVID-19 every day. One thing that we're discovering as the pandemic continues is the complications that may arise after recovery. Chronic fatigue syndrome, brain…
Clinical trial data is extremely helpful in understanding the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of various potential treatments. According to Muscular Dystrophy News, top-line data from the Phase 2b VISION-DMD…
Anybody who knows me knows that Jeopardy! is one of my favorite shows (Rest In Peace, Alex Trebek). Of course, that doesn't mean that the show never messes up or makes…
In a video posted on Healio, Dr. Lorenzo D'Antiga from the Pappa Giovanni XXIII Hospital talked about the findings from a recent clinical study in which the drug odevixibat (also…