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Help this Father Fight Oligodendroglioma!
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Help this Father Fight Oligodendroglioma!

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:February 6, 2023
  • Post category:Oligodendroglioma

Friends and family refer to 41-year-old Teddy Higgins as kind, selfless, and loving. Given all of his support for others, his friends and family are now working to support Teddy…

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Study of the Week: Diabetes Medication Boosts Multiple Sclerosis Risk in Older Patients
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Study of the Week: Diabetes Medication Boosts Multiple Sclerosis Risk in Older Patients

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:February 6, 2023
  • Post category:Multiple Sclerosis

Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…

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First Patient Dosed in Descartes-08 Study for gMG
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First Patient Dosed in Descartes-08 Study for gMG

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:February 6, 2023
  • Post category:Myasthenia Gravis

  In a recent news release from biotechnology company Cartesian Therapeutics, the company shared that the first patient was dosed in a Phase 2b study evaluating Descartes-08 for generalized myasthenia…

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AADC Deficiency: New Therapy Delivered Directly to the Brain Saved her Life
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AADC Deficiency: New Therapy Delivered Directly to the Brain Saved her Life

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:February 6, 2023
  • Post category:AADC Deficiency

When Rylae-Ann was one year old, her parents had to hold her in an upright position at night in order for her to breathe. Rylae-Ann had a rare genetic disease,…

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Scientists Discover Potential New Treatment for Alagille Syndrome
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Scientists Discover Potential New Treatment for Alagille Syndrome

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:February 6, 2023
  • Post category:Alagille Syndrome

Treatment for Alagille syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects multiple organ systems, are typically symptomatic. Many children born with this disorder eventually require a liver transplant; without this, Alagille…

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Systemic Scleroderma Patient Pursues Ambitions as an Artist
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Systemic Scleroderma Patient Pursues Ambitions as an Artist

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:February 6, 2023
  • Post category:Scleroderma/Systemic Scleroderma/Systemic Sclerosis

According to a story from St. George News, when painter Linda Toombs was diagnosed with systemic scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease, doctors told her that she wouldn't see her children…

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