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.
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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)…
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Scientists Screen for Pancreatic Cancer Using Artificial Intelligence
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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…
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Scientists at the University of Birmingham are Researching Methods to Reverse Autoimmune Diseases
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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…
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This New Treatment for Mantle Cell Lymphoma has the Potential for Durable Remissions
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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…
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New Blood Test Improves Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
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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,…
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LQTS in Children is Potentially Lethal But Can Be Detected through ECG Assessment
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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…
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This New Treatment for Mantle Cell Lymphoma has the Potential for Durable Remissions
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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…
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Researchers are Studying Metformin for Radiation Brain Injuries
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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…
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Taking It One Step Further in the Quest to Prolong Survival in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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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…
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Studies from UCSF Offer New Perspective on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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
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Screening for pancreatic cancer using artificial intelligence
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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…
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Critics Question Whether an FDA Approved Video Game Can Treat ADHD
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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.…
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Three Young People With Chronic Illness Talk About the Challenges They Face
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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…
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Blueprint Medicines Submits New Drug Application to the FDA to Treat Thyroid Cancer
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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…
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Combining Three Drugs in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma Patients Shows Solid Clinical Activity
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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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Newly-Discovered RK Motif and T-Cell Receptors Turn T-Cells into Killer Cells
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According to a recent article in the Myasthenia Gravis News, a team of doctors in Japan had been treating a man now aged sixty for multiple myeloma (MM). The…
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ICYMI: Rare Discovery of Myasthenia Gravis in a Multiple Myeloma Patient
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A recent article in Cure Today describes the impact of a new class of injectable radiation therapy on Barbara Davis’ metastatic breast cancer and Dr. Howard Schiff’s metastatic prostate…
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The Future of Radiopharmaceuticals in Cancer Care
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According to a recent article in BioSpace, Biogen and Eisai have launched a new preclinical Phase III trial of BAN2401 to treat pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease. The new study follows…
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Researchers’ Attention is Shifting to a New Theory About Alzheimer’s Disease
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For twenty-five years Women of Influence has focused on empowering and helping to advance women in the workforce. Maayan Ziv, a Canadian tech entrepreneur, disability advocate, and voted one…
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An Interview With the Founder of AccessNow: COVID-19 and the Disabled Community
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Results of a Phase III study of CC-486 (oral form of azacitidine) showed a significant improvement for older patients who had been transfusion dependent. The results were favorable when…
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CC-486 Improves Myelodysplastic Syndromes Patient’s Transfusion Independence But With Significant Adverse Reactions
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According to the American Cancer Society, there are approximately 1.7 million people in the U.S. diagnosed with cancer each year. About forty percent of these cases may be eligible…
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Early Intervention is Needed to Meet the Challenge of Immune-Related Adverse Events
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Orphan drug designations are granted by the FDA to drugs and biologics that are developed for the treatment of rare diseases. According to a recent article in Biospace, Oncternal…
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The FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Oncternal Therapeutics for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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While the world is waiting for a vaccine to prevent, mitigate, or cure COVID-19, the investigational drug remdesivir continues to show promise. The FDA recently gave it Emergency Use…
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Remdesivir Showed 74.4% Recovery for COVID-19 Within Fourteen Days of Hospitalization
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently published the results of studies based on a controversy that has remained unresolved for decades. The ISCHEMIA study is not only the…
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ICYMI: Studies Compare Procedures for Reducing Risk of Heart Attacks
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According to an article in Globe NewsWire, Onconova Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company currently focusing on myelodysplastic syndromes, recently announced results of its Phase 1 study of oral rigosertib in…
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ICYMI: Experimental MDS Combination Shows Promise