by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy A recently performed study has demonstrated that it is possible to use tablets to screen patients that have chronic lung conditions -…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, are two conditions affecting the liver that plague millions of Americans…
People with hereditary and acquired angioedema have unpredictable attacks of swelling/inflammation/pain, most of which can be managed with rescue meds like Firazyr, Berinert, Kalbitor, and Rhucin, plus a prescribed med…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Bone grafts, although very helpful, can result in hard to treat infections and typically result in the patient needing to be put…
Written by Rebekah Palmer We have passed the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The landmark legislation that prohibits discrimination of disabled people in public spaces is rarely…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a very rare disease of the blood in which the affected individuals red blood cells break apart.…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy A comorbidity occurs when there is a presence of one or more additional illnesses or conditions that co-occur with the primary condition.…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a less often talked about form of diabetes that occurs as the result of the…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been being administered to teens and young adults worldwide for over a decade now. It has…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy A local Florida teenager has inspired her whole city after a sudden diagnosis with a serious neurological condition: Chiari malformation. Jordan Ray…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS is a disorder in which women of reproductive age experience irregular menstrual cycles and/or excess androgen (a…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Cervical dystonia, sometimes called spasmodic torticollis, is a condition in which the affected individual’s neck muscles involuntarily contract which causes the head…
Disclaimer: This blog post has been republished with permission from the author. To visit the original blog site, click here. Written by Tamara Fowler June 10. My stem cell coordinator…
Disclaimer: This blog post has been republished with permission from the author. To visit the original blog site, click here. Written by Tamara Fowler Let me begin by saying that…
Disclaimer: This blog post has been republished with permission from the author. To visit the original blog site, click here. Written by Tamara Fowler Dave Kinler and I have walked…
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by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy There was a case report (called Anti-MUSK positive myasthenia gravis with antiLrp-4 and antigen antibodies) released recently that talked about a patient…
Disclaimer: This blog post has been republished with permission from the author. To visit the original blog site, click here. Written by Tamara Fowler Today was the end of the…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Research into the common but rare TP53 mutation - which can be found in many Ashkenazi Jewish people - revealed that it…
Written by Paul Pavao The power of a cancer patient's good attitude cannot be over-emphasized. Within the first week of chemo a nurse was willing to tell me, "We can…
Disclaimer: This blog post has been republished with permission from the author. To visit the original blog site, click here. Written by Tamara Fowler A few weeks ago, during one…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy The University of Manchester’s team of researchers has come up with a new and simple means of monitoring their own electrocardiograms (ECG)…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Adrenal insufficiency, also called Addison’s disease, is a condition in which the body does not produce adequate amounts of certain necessary hormones.…
Disclaimer: This blog post has been republished with permission from the author. To visit the original blog site, click here. Written by Tamara Fowler When faced with your own mortality,…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Fulcrum Therapeutics, a company that focuses on clinical-stage biopharmaceuticals to improve the quality of life for patients that have rare genetic diseases,…
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