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.
A series of articles recently published in FierceBiotech describe a discovery by Ohio State and Michigan University scientists. The teams have discovered an immune cell that could be tapped to…
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Scientists Have Discovered An Immune Cell That May Partially Reverse Damage Caused by ALS and MS
An article recently published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, heralds DrugCell, an experimental artificial intelligence (AI) system. DrugCell was created at the Moores Cancer Center and the School of…
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An Artificial Intelligence System Predicts the Best Approach for Cancer Treatment
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Colton’s Story Debbie Moore was 18 months old when she was diagnosed with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) a rare, deforming, and painful bone disorder. XLH causes softening of the bones…
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Children with Deformities Caused by X-Linked Hypophosphatemia Rickets Now Have a Chance to Live a Normal Life
A recent article in Medical Express reminded readers that our DNA goes back many generations, yet it was possible for a genome archeologist to call upon ancient elements that are…
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Repetitive Elements Have Been Silent in Our DNA Through Millions of Years of Evolution
Dr. David Pisetsky, a translational researcher at the Medical Center of Duke University, recently described his team’s new approach to treating potential Lupus patients. The doctor told the Rheumatologist of…
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Duke Researchers Help Lupus Patients By Improving Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment
Many different approaches have been offered by scientists to stem the overwhelming tide of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Fifty percent of primary care physicians believe that the medical profession is not…
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Until COVID-19 Disrupted our Lives, Alzheimer’s Disease Was Considered the Greatest Medical Challenge of the Century
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Twins Iris and Clarisa Valdez recently shared their story of courage and hope and thanked the City of Hope care team for its guidance and support. But most importantly…
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A Courageous Decision: The Valdez Twins Decided to Stop Cancer Before It Started
Dr. Philip Mease at Washington University’s Medical Center likes to tell his patients that they are unique. According to a recent Healio report, Dr. Mease spoke at the 2020 Clinical…
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The Clinical Rheumatology 2020 Congress Presentation on Psoriatic Arthritis
According to a recent article in Healio, Therapeutic Options for Interstitial Lung Disease was one of the topics covered at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology 2020. Dr. Elizabeth Volkmann co-director…
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Early Treatment May Prevent the Loss of Lung Function
/ Duke Researchers Create a Type 1, Type 2 Lupus Disease Model Duke Researchers Create a Type 1, Type 2 Lupus Disease Model October 20, 2020 Print-Friendly Version / Save…
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Duke Researchers Create a Type 1, Type 2 Lupus Disease Model
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According to a recent article in BioSpace, young children and infants who have been diagnosed with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) are often faced with the use of gastrostomy…
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Phase 3 Study Results Bring Hope for Children with Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
The receptors in the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (the HER2 ) gene are active participants in determining whether healthy breasts can repair themselves. According to a recent article…
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Precision Medicine in The Treatment of HER2 Positive Breast Cancer
CIDRAP recently featured JAMA NetworkOpen's online reports of two timely research letters. The letters outlined the complications that may arise for aortic stenosis patients who have had to delay transaortic valve…
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Deferring TAVR Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic May Cause Serious Complications
Waking up to the news has one encouraging note, another new day and another new drug is being tested. According to an article in Biospace, the news from Sorrento Therapeutics…
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Sorrento Therapeutics Has Received FDA Clearance for STI-1499 Trial in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
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As reported recently in SciTech Daily, for years scientists have recognized red blood cells (RBC) as a vehicle to deliver drugs within the human body. They circulate for days and…
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Our Red Blood Cells Present an Excellent Source For Acquiring a Natural Vaccine
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According to a recent report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, over one thousand patients with high-risk stage III melanoma were included in the Keynote-054 clinical trial (NCT02362594). The…
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Recurrence-Free Survival in High-Risk Stage III Melanoma With Pembrolizumab Confirmed by Long Term Follow-up
Owlstone Medical recently announced the success of its patient study demonstrating its Breath Biopsy®, using limonene as a biomarker in measuring liver function. The study demonstrated how exhaled limonene, a…
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Owlstone Medical Announces Successful Study Using Breath Biopsy to Measure Liver Function
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The number of people who have been infected with the coronavirus has now surpassed the SARs virus. Dr. Peter Lin, Director at the Heart Research Center in Canada, questions the…
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Dr. Lin Weighs in on the Controversy of Whether Asymptomatic People Can Spread COVID-19
PRNewswire recently carried BERG’s announcement of the results of its COVID-19 clinical study. BERG, a biotech company based in Framingham, Mass., utilizes artificial intelligence in its research of diseases and…
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BERG Study Identifies a Genetic Factor Responsible For a Disproportionate Number of COVID-19 Cases Among African Americans
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PracticeUpdate recently published an article relating to a study with the primary goal of lightening the burden that many males experience regarding long-term prostate surveillance. Active surveillance has been preferred…
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Study Identifies Predictive Tools to Shorten Active Surveillance Required in Prostate Cancer
Healio recently published interviews with members of UCLA’s DRC Health Training and Research Program conducted by Infectious Disease News. Only a few months ago, WHO had announced the end of…
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The End of an Ebola Outbreak Brings New Problems to Survivors
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Dr. Jasvinder Singh, a rheumatologist at Alabama’s University in Birmingham is the author of a study that was featured in Arthritis Care and Research. During a recent interview with MedPageToday,…
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Pneumonia Has Been Replaced by Sepsis as the Most Common Serious Infection in Vasculitis Hospitalizations
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According to an article in Diagnostic Imaging, MRIs and PET scans show that Parkinson’s disease may start as either body-first or brain-first, in effect behaving like two different diseases.…
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Scientists Confirm That Parkinson’s is Not One, But Two Diseases
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Recently, twenty-two year old Jordan Ray of Wellington, Florida spoke with a reporter from The Palm Beach Post, recounting how her life changed in April 2015 during a softball…
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Chiari Malformation Changed This Athlete’s Life Forever
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Target RWE, an innovative health evidence solutions company based in Durham, North Carolina recently announced its current data from the study of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) via PRNewswire. The study, entitled…
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The TARGET-NASH Study Finds Prior Opioid Use Prevalent in NAFLD Patients