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.
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 a…
Although Jackson, age 62, has had CMT for ten years, he only divulged his illness this month. According to an article on eathis.com, Jackson chose a recently aired segment of…
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 a…
Over the years, an inordinate amount of time and resources have been spent on the search for the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a recent article in Medical News…
The medical term ‘inflammatory bowel disease’ is fairly common. But most people are not familiar with the ‘extra-intestinal manifestations (EIMS)' of IBD. A recent article in the AGA Journals Blog…
Science Direct recently published a Respiratory Medicine Case Report that may impact future Cystic Fibrosis (CF) treatment. The case involves adult brothers herein referred to for purposes of this…
Francis Collins, M.D. is the director of the NIH which is involved with a national study of long COVID. According to a report by Alaska Public Media, the NIH has…
According to a recent news item that appeared on The Denver Channel, we are now in the age of genetic research that could have an impact on the lives of…
Frontiers In Medicine recently published a critical review by Maureen Hanson and Adam O’Neal of Cornell University’s Department of Biology and Genetics. The authors searched for the cause of myalgic…
According to a recent article in the International Business Times, a twenty-two-month-old girl living in Odisha, India was diagnosed with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The disease causes respiration difficulties due to…
According to an article submitted to StatNews by members of the Barth Syndrome Foundation, the FDA approved the drug Aduhelm in accordance with its accelerated approval program. Although the treatment…
ABC News recently featured an article about Isabella Cristobal and Sergio Soto. They decided to get married shortly after learning that Sergio’s cancer had spread and he had only…
Part II And Finally, Maguire and colleagues also reported on the care of NAS infants and found three areas somewhat similar to the last two reports. The team reported concern…
Part I This is the first of a two-part series on ‘compassion fatigue' and burnout in an area of nursing that, over the years, has seen a significant increase in…
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News recently published an article describing how engineered cells were implanted into rheumatoid mouse models. The cells used in the study were able to sense…
Steven Rodriguez was nineteen years old attending college in California when he began to have severe headaches. A recent article from the UCSF Science Center gives an account of Steven’s…
The outcome of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) varies. The disease can lie dormant for decades, or it can become fatal in a matter of months. According to a recent article in…
Micah Gillings of Cambourne, Cambridgeshire was nineteen years old when he was diagnosed with an enlarged heart as evidenced in an X-ray taken in January 2020. An article appeared this…
Namrah and Aslan Jalil, residents of Islamabad in Pakistan, recently interviewed with VICE World News describing their struggle to arrange for their four-year-old son, Aslan, to be brought to…
Researchers at MD Anderson’s Cancer Center recently announced the results of its Phase II clinical trial. The researchers found that the combination of bevacizumab and atezolizumab decreased clinical trial…
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 a…
The Arizona Bioindustry Association recently published an article stating that researchers at Arizona University are now proceeding to a Phase 2b clinical trial for a newly developed therapy for Alzheimer's. The…
Breast cancer is a result of a cell in the breast mutating and multiplying rapidly. There are over 275,000 occurrences of breast cancer in the U.S. each year. However, new…
According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, researchers led by professor of medicine Dr. Jing Chen uncovered new data showing how acute myeloid leukemia (AML) becomes active and progresses. The…
A heartbreaking announcement in PR Week stated that Lisa Stockman Mauriello had died of ALS in her New Jersey home at age 52 on August 4, 2021. As stated, the…
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