Rose became acquainted with Patient Worthy after her husband was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) six years ago. During this period of partial remission, Rose researched investigational drugs to be prepared in the event of a relapse. Her husband died February 12, 2021 with a rare and unexplained occurrence of liver cancer possibly unrelated to AML.
This is Part One of the two part story. Stay tuned for Part Two Imagine being told the pain you are feeling throughout your body is not real and then…
Targeted Oncology recently published an article describing a group of T cell malignancies associated with blood disorders (hematologic cancers). Currently, a high rate of patient deaths and relapses are occurring…
Inside Precision Medicine recently featured an article describing a study that was published in the European journal Diabetologia conducted by a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers. The study suggested…
Results of a recent study published in Medscape Medical News assessed the effect of treatment with radiotherapy on patients who have prostate cancer that is localized. Statistics show that…
According to a recent article in the British publication Latest Page News, doctors at the University College in London and Royal Free London believe that a ‘cure’ is possible within…
Rare Disease Diagnoses Get a Boost from Scientists’ New guidelines Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer of NHS England, recently interviewed with MedicalXpress citing the importance of unraveling the mystery…
This is Jason’s story as told to Memorial Sloan Kettering’s “In The News”. Jason Mascolo at 34 years of age had been living with constant leg pain for years. However,…
Researchers acknowledge that the primary cause of failure of stem cell transplants is disease relapse. This holds true specifically for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants where a cancer patient…
John Hornsby Sr., a native of Kentucky, suffered for six months with what he thought was a hernia. John was wrong. He had incurable Non-Hodgkin’s follicular lymphoma, and surgery…
Compassion [kuhm-pash-uhn] noun A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Compassion Corner is…
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) begins with very little warning. When children are born with FOP, they appear normal aside from a possibly characteristic malformation of the largest toe that…
Although many people in the United States face challenges when seeking healthcare services, new research has found that when seeking a diagnosis for a rare disease, the situation is…
The Catawba Virginia Farmers Market’s mission is to provide the Catawba community with local produce and handicrafts. Stephanie and Donald Schneider owners of Pacaberry Farms have been vendors at the…
Dr. Cecilia Chung and associates at the Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center conducted a study published recently in MedPage Today. Results showed that patients who had inflammatory disorders, as well…
Scientists have known for years that Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is caused by a gene on the X chromosome. The gene (the WASP gene) can be found throughout the immune…
Takeda and its collaborator, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, recently announced results from AROAAT-2002 of the investigational drug fazirsiran. The drug is an RNA interference therapeutic developed to lessen alpha-1 antitirypsin protein…
Danielle Morley of Radcliffe, UK, has been an advocate for plasma donation ever since being diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) during her first…
As time runs out, volunteer Dominic Gillen is running even harder. In an interview with KETV, he admits that they are not yet where they should be in order…
CBC News Canada carried the story of a 23-year-old patient, Morgan Buyaki of Saskatchewan, Canada, who was diagnosed eighteen months ago with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Morgan’s mother…
The most common form of leukemia in Western countries is chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The disease accounts for almost thirty percent of known leukemia cases. Approximately 30,000 Europeans were…
A recent article at Healio Rheumatology highlights a presentation given by Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh of the University of California to attendees at the 2022 Clinical Rheumatology Congress East. Dr. Kavanaugh…
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is classified as a rare genetic disorder that causes typically benign tumors in the brain, skin, heart, kidneys, or lungs. As described in a recent article…
According to a press release by Merck & Co. issued on June 24, the European Commission has approved the use of adjuvant Pembrolizumab to treat resected stage IIB/C melanoma. "Adjuvant"…
A study of hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients in Brazil was featured in an article in the Angioedema News. Researchers found that patients waited on average seventeen years for a…
The history of mesothelioma dates back to 1767 as being the earliest record of tumors found on the lining of the lungs. In 1909 J.G. Adami introduced the term…
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