New observational research suggests that addressing obesity alongside inflammatory joint disease could improve treatment outcomes for people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). As reported on MedIndia, a recent propensity score-matched analysis…
As reported on News Medical, researchers are highlighting a new class of therapies that could improve outcomes for people living with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a chronic autoimmune liver disease…
Researchers at MIT have identified a potential new approach to reducing lung cancer risk by targeting caspase-1, an enzyme involved in inflammation. Findings published in Science Advances suggest that blocking…
A recent study shared by The Lancet shows that a first-in-class investigational therapy targeting neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) significantly reduced pain and improved function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to…
As reported by the ICIJ, the FDA originally approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) combined with cisplatin and gemcitabine on October 31, 2023, to treat locally advanced inoperable (unresectable) or cancer that has…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to present this article, originally written by Camille Johnson. People living with chronic illness or long-term treatment plans often find that stress management for…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share this article with you, kindly provided to us by our friends at End Sepsis. To see the article in its original format,…
If you had asked me a few years ago what I thought my biggest health concern would be, lung cancer wouldn't have even crossed my mind. I've never smoked. I've…
Reflections on V122I, Genetic Risk, and the Questions Black Families Are Still Asking Editor's Note: This article was written and submitted to us by Erin Poyant of #hattrnextgen®. "When you…
According to recent reports, assistant pediatric professor at the Boston Children’s Hospital, Prof. Meenakshi Rao, noted that infections associated with Clostridioides difficile (C. Diff.) are difficult to eradicate. Nonetheless, once the infection is under…
For more than 20 years, I had a treatment routine that worked. My specialty pharmacy delivered the medications I needed and coordinated trained nurses who came to my home for…
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026. It is now the second worst on record with estimates that the death toll has already passed an official…
As shared on GlobeNewswire, a biotechnology company called ABLi Therapeutics has released encouraging findings from a research study on a potential new Parkinson's treatment called risvodetinib. Here's what you need…
As reported on Fierce Biotech, Samsung Electronics has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for software features that transform select Galaxy Buds earbuds into over-the-counter (OTC)…
Editor's Note: This article was shared with us by Jo Kaur. To see it in its original format, please click here. Riaan Singh Digeorge, age 6, of New York…
As reported on PharmaBiz, Qiagen has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its QIAstat-Dx BCID GPF Plus AMR Panel, marking the company's entry into the US bloodstream…
As reported on MedIndia, England is set to introduce nationwide newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in October 2027, a move designed to accelerate diagnosis and enable earlier treatment…
Sibeprenlimab-szsi (VOYXACT) slowed estimated glomerular filtration rate decline versus placebo over 24 months in adult patients with primary IgA nephropathy, according to Phase 3 VISIONARY results announced by Otsuka. Otsuka…
My name is Stephen Savage. I'm happy to say I'm a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed in February, 2019 with a form of adenocarcinoma: esophageal cancer of the lower sphincter.…
As reported of The Manila Times, Health Canada has granted priority review to Chiesi Global Rare Diseases’ new drug submission for FILSUVEZ® (birch triterpenes) topical gel, proposed for treating wounds…
As reported on Fierce Biotech, Silence Therapeutics reported positive phase 2 findings for divesiran, an investigational small interfering RNA (siRNA) treatment for polycythemia vera (PV), a rare blood cancer marked…
As reported on Drugs, Scholar Rock says the US Food and Drug Administration’s review of its biologics license application for apitegromab, an investigational treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), remains…
Last year, I came down with a severe autoimmune disorder. It came out of nowhere. And it was bad. I was hospitalized three times over the course of a few…
Editor's Note: We are honored to share this story from our friends at CURE SYNGAP. To see this article in its original format, please click here. Porter is one of Jansen’s…
It was 2013, I was 21 years old, studying abroad in Italy, living the semester every college student dreams about. Then I woke up one morning and my body was…
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