According to a story from Medical Xpress, the addition of crizotinib with radiation therapy could help reduce hearing loss associated with the treatment in patients with neurofibromatosis II. Crizotinib is…
According to a story from the Vancouver Sun, 11-year-old Jaylene Prime from British Columbia was able to obtain access to a critical treatment for her juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The drug,…
According to a story from wired.com, Stephen Hawking, one of the most famous physicists on the planet, passed away on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. He was 76 years old. His…
According to a story from All4Women, Nicole Capper, crowned Mrs. South Africa, is planning to summit Mt. Everest, the highest mountain peak on the planet, in order to help promote…
According to a story from markets.financialcontent.com, approximately 300 Parkinson's disease advocates and disease experts are slated to meet in Washington, DC for the Parkinson's Policy Forum. This year, the event…
Rare disease patients remain one of the most underserved medical populations, and they often have to deal with debilitating symptoms or complications that can make daily life difficult. For example,…
According to a story from macleans.ca, after beginning to develop problems with mobility such as climbing stairs, Julie Mason of Montreal endured years of confusing tests before doctors were able…
According to a story from the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. healthcare system might be able to learn a thing or two from Netflix. A well understood aspect of healthcare…
CRISPR gene editing technology is still mostly in its infancy, but the new tool is already causing a lot of excitement, particularly in the treatment of genetically-linked diseases. A recent…
According to a story from PressReleasePoint, a new partnership has developed to generate artificial intelligence technology that will help diagnose people with a variety of rare diseases. The partnership consists…
According to a story from fiercebiotech.com, the gene therapy startup Generation Bio managed to fundraise $100 million in a little over a month. In its prior series A round of…
According to a story from Financial Buzz, the pharmaceutical company Evoke Pharma announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a small business waiver for Gimoti, a nasally…
According to a story from kait8.com, the FDA recently approved donor screening tests for blood donors that will test potential donors for the parasite Babesia microti, a type of protist that can…
According to a story from Morningstar, the pharmaceutical company Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals announced that its drug candidate EHP-102 was given Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S Food and Drug Administration…
According to a story from the Canberra Times, Dan Gaffney, resident of the Blue Mountains in Australia, was denied access to a treatment that was helping to extend his life…
This year has brought an especially nasty and dangerous strain of the flu. Nobody wants the flu, but contracting the virus while suffering from an underlying condition can be more…
According to a story from Science Daily, researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered why it is possible for basal cell carcinomas, a common form of skin cancer, to…
According to a story from the Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network, Terry Lim, a women with familial hypercholesterolemia, views her condition with a new perspective after participating in a…
According to a story from the Daily Post, Katie Roy and Tjay Narciso were horrified when doctors told them that their new born daughter Kaila will only survive for a…
According to an article from kait8.com, the pharmaceutical company Yisheng Biopharma announced that YS-ON-001, a leading candidate for the company, received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug…
According to an article from brightsurf.com, a commonly used allergy medication called cetirizine (commonly marketed under the name Zyrtec) was able to prevent relapse in patients with neuromyelitis optica in…
According to a story from the Washington Post, avid handball player Laura Hsiung first began experiences symptoms of a mysterious illness in the middle of a game. Suddenly, without realizing…
According to an article from lymedisease.org, Dr. Raphael Stricker is slated to speak about the future of Lyme disease diagnostics at MyLymeData2018: Seeking Cures Together. This conference is intended primarily…
According to an article from PRNewswire, recent research may have discovered why glioblastoma tumors develop resistance to treatment. Glioblastoma is a deadly form of brain cancer that is known for…
According to an article from Newswise, the Coriell Institute for Medical Research announced the release of rare new N-glycanase deficiency samples. These samples will be available to researchers so that…
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