Can Medical Marijuana Help More Than Just Symptoms of Rare Disease?

By 2013, 17 states plus the territory of Washington, DC legalized or formed legislation around medical marijuana. A study by the University of Georgia suggests that this change caused about a…

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Editor’s Choice: What Happens When You Look in the Mirror and Don’t Recognize the Person Looking Back?

Happy American Independence Day Weekend Patient Worthy! What happens when you look into the mirror and the person staring back isn't who you were expecting? One word: acromegaly. Do you or…

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Bacterias beneficiosas para la ICV? Sí… Mmmm yogurt!
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Bacterias beneficiosas para la ICV? Sí… Mmmm yogurt!

Píldoras y Parfaits: ¿Cómo probióticos podrían hacer la vida con CVID un poco más fácil. Entre las infecciones lejos demasiado frecuentes asociados con ICV y los problemas gastrointestinales recurrentes, muchos…

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¿Por qué les importa tanto las enfermedades raras a las compañías farmacéuticas?

¿Por qué les importa tanto las enfermedades raras a las compañías farmacéuticas? Congreso. La FDA. Defensores de los pacientes. Y Venture Philanthropy. Cuando se trata de enfermedades raras, los medicamentos…

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Editor’s Choice: Amazing Young Adults, A Documentary and MG Awareness Month

Happy Father's Day Week Patient Worthians! We hope you celebrated your rare dads this week-- because they deserve it. As you know, it's Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month so we are highlighting some new drug…

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