Study of the Week: Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides a Risk Factor for Brain Tumors
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…
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…
According to a story from Scary Mommy, mother Sara McGlockin recently received devastating news: the drug that was successfully treating her five year old daughter Marian was being discontinued in…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
The Usher 1F Collaborative has recently announced the opening of registration for its scientific conference titled "Therapeutic Strategies for Large Protein Coding Genes in Usher Syndrome." This event will be…
At the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in 2020 (ASH 2020), the latest info and data related to Gaucher disease, a form of lysosomal storage disease, was presented. It…
According to a story from Cushing's Disease News, the Cushing's Support and Research Foundation (CSRF) is organizing to support Cushing's Awareness Day, which takes place on April 8th. A day…
The month of April is recognized as Sjögren's Awareness Month, a time for spreading awareness about the autoimmune disease Sjögren's syndrome in the medical community and among the general public.…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
According to a story from Markets Insider, the biopharmaceutical company CStone Pharmaceuticals has announced that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved avapritinib (marketed as Ayvakit) as a treatment…
The month of April is recognized as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, a time for spreading awareness about sarcoidosis among the general public and the medical community. The Foundation for Sarcoidosis (FSR)…
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…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
In a study published on Hindawi, a team of scientists have discovered that the C-reactive protein to albumin (CAR) ratio can be used to predict the risk of complications following…
According to a story from express.co.uk, a treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU) is currently under consideration for coverage on the UK's National Health Service (NHS). The treatment is called Kuvan and…
According to a story from the National Hemophilia Foundation, the drug company uniQure has provided an update in regards to a case of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that emerged in a…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
When Nikki was growing up, she was plagued by frequent nosebleeds, and they weren't minor ones at that. They were serious and frequent enough to cause significant disruptions to her…
According to a story from businesswire.com, the pharmaceutical company Bayer has recently announced the release of results from its phase IV trial. This trial evaluated the effects of the drug…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the biotechnology company Ionis Pharmaceuticals recently announced promising findings from its phase 2 clinical trial. This clinical trial was evaluating the company's experimental…
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…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
According to a study from hindawi.com, the serum glycocholic acid (GCA) to total bile acid (TBA) ratio can be used to identify people living with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, an uncommon fungal infection has been discovered in Alberta, Canada. This infection, called histoplasmosis, is transmitted through the fecal matter of bats and…
In a study published on pubmed.gov, an investigation of 100 patients living with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare disorder, has helped to confirm the usefulness of a diagnostic approach called…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…