This Kabuki Syndrome Patient is Making Waves in Golf
According to a story from the Rancho Santa Fe Review, 26-year-old Tyler Schutz began taking the sport of golf by storm last year. The young man made the Double Eagle…
According to a story from the Rancho Santa Fe Review, 26-year-old Tyler Schutz began taking the sport of golf by storm last year. The young man made the Double Eagle…
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 the East Bay Times, it was 2003 when Isabel Bueso and her family traveled to the US from Guatemala. She was just eight years old,…
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 The Post and Courier, Chantel Bass and her family have been living in the shadow of a rare immune illness called chronic granulomatous disease (CGD).…
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 myscience.org, neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, are diseases that progressively worsen over time. However, progression in this disease is not consistent across all…
According to a story from hopkinsmedicine.org, a study evaluating data from 106 patients living with wet age-related macular degeneration found a significant disparity in outcomes when comparing patients that received…
According to a story published on Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent real-world study highlighted the impacts and symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease type 1A. The most common form of the illness,…
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…
On December 23, 2022, President Joe Biden officially signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. This bill sets in stone the federal government's budget for the year, so naturally it includes…
According to a story from ca.sports.yahoo.com, the biotechnology company Galecto, Inc. has announced encouraging findings from an intermediate assessment of its phase 2a clinical trial. This trial is evaluating the…
According to a story from empr.com, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee, part of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently voted 16 to 0 against the investigational drug omburtamab…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the biopharmaceutical company AMO Pharma Limited has recently announced the completion of enrollment for its REACH-CDM clinical trial. This trial will be investigating…
A new awareness campaign called RKD & Me has recently kicked off with the goal of spreading awareness of rare kidney disease (RKD). The project is a collaboration between the…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the cell therapy company Cellevolve Bio, Inc., recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advanced the development of its…
According to a story from AJMC, a recent critical review evaluated the class of therapies known as Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors and their use in the treatment of Waldenström's…
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 press release published on globalgenes.org, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the label for Oxlumo, a drug developed by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals as a treatment…
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 PR Newswire, the pharmaceutical company Saol Therapeutics has recently announced that it has completed its enrollment goals for its phase 3 clinical trial. This trial…
Parents and doctors were concerned about Chuck Goodman's health from an early age. In fact, they thought he had a deadly case of childhood leukemia. At around age five, Chuck…
On December 8, 2022, the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates (RDLA) hosted their monthly webinar. These webinar help provide updates to the rare disease community on legislation and other policy initiatives…
According to a story from finance.yahoo.com, a new treatment regimen has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for hepatocellular carcinoma that cannot be treated with surgery.…
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…