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.
Huda Zoghni was born in Lebanon. Huda attended medical school at the American University located in Beirut in 1975. According to an article in Discover, Huda was forced to leave…
The winning entry for the 2019 Student Voice was published recently in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. The prize-winning article, a warm and personal account, was written by Annie…
To capture the essence of palliative care, the World Health Organization defines it as the prevention and relief of suffering associated with a life-threatening illness. An article in Parkinson’s…
A press release issued recently by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals heralded the acceptance of a Biologics License Application by the FDA for Priority Review of its investigational drug, evinacumab. The Priority…
Zacari was born with a rare neuromuscular disorder called arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Children with the disease are unable to straighten or bend their legs or arms. Yet, according to…
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involved in controlling brain development, as well as the…
BioFluidica recently issued an announcement that put the spotlight on its patented technology, Liquid Scan®. The new cartridge technology is designed to replace the invasive and painful bone marrow…
According to a recent article in Medscape News, myocardial infarction (coronary artery blockage) and cerebrovascular incidents (stroke) have a direct correlation to diabetic retinopathy. The risk doubles when the…
According to a recent article in Medscape News, myocardial infarction (coronary artery blockage) and cerebrovascular incidents (stroke) have a direct correlation to diabetic retinopathy. The risk doubles when the…
Researchers created a new free-movement pattern (FMP) Y-maze from a Y-maze behavioral test that already exists. They believe the test will be effective in people and in animal models. Their…
News-Medical Life Sciences recently interviewed Dr. Ananya Malhotra, Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene, regarding her most current research involving pancreatic cancer. Dr. Malhotra believes artificial intelligence (AI)…
According to an article in Science Alert first published in the journal The Conversation, researchers at the University of Birmingham have shown that it is possible to prevent the…
A recent article in The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) heralds the approval of a third CAR T-cell therapy, called Tecartus. Kite Pharma’s cell-based gene therapy is the first…
A blood test that gives a more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease was announced at the July 2020 International Conference of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Association estimates that approximately…
A recent article published in EMS WORLD cautions that long QT syndrome (LQTS), a potentially lethal disease in young people, often remains undiscovered. An ECG can detect the disease,…
A recent article in The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) heralds the approval of a third CAR T-cell therapy, called Tecartus. Kite Pharma’s cell-based gene therapy is the first…
Metformin is a popular drug used by type 2 diabetes patients. According to recent interviews conducted by reporters for Medical Xpress, a team of researchers conducted parallel rodent and…
Dr. Lindsay Wilde, an oncologist at the Hematologic Malignancies Division of Jefferson University, recently contributed to an article in the Oncology Times outlining her research team’s new study and…
Researchers discovered surprising results after performing new studies of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). According to a report by Cort Johnson in HealthRising, the new studies give…
Dr. Ananya Malhotra speaks to News-Medical about her research into how pancreatic cancer prognosis could be improved by using artificial intelligence. Read the source article at Health News and Information
Last month, according to an article in the Washington Post, the FDA allowed marketing of a video game as potentially beneficial to children who have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity…
Three people with an eye on the future talk about their innermost feelings and the fact that their lives may be interrupted at any time by their chronic illness.…
A recent article in BioSpace reported that Blueprint Medicines Corp. has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for the investigational drug pralsetinib with an action date…
According to data from the STOMP trial involving thirty-four patients, a triple regimen has been proven to induce durable responses in pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. A recent…
When the team at Freiburg University discovered the domain of the T-cell receptor they were surprised that the newly-coined “RK motif” had never been identified. According to a recent…
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