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.
The publication Being Patient tracks the latest news about Alzheimer’s disease. This month it published an article about a new Alzheimer’s clinical trial that is being conducted with the…
One of the wealthy regulars on the TV show Shark Tank made his millions by starting a home-based business selling tee shirts. An article in Bridgeport’s ctPost publication chronicles…
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ALS News Today recently announced the introduction of a Phase 3 clinical trial for oral edaravone, a drug that has previously been approved for slowing the decline of physical…
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According to a recent article in ALS News Today, the FDA’s Orphan Status designation has been granted to NeuroSense Therapeutics for its drug, PrimeC, to treat ALS. PrimeC received the designation…
Janet Woodcock, Director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) recently gave an interview to the publication FDA Voices about the agency’s approval in 2019 of a…
An article in CURE® describes two extremely rare types of tumors: paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma. One in three thousand individuals may have either or both of these tumors. The symptoms accompanying…
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On February 3, 2020, twenty-seven newly installed flags of the European Union stood in the gleaming lobby of the new European Medicines Agency (EMA) headquarters in Amsterdam. The Charcot-Marie-Tooth…
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Scientists in four continents worked for over a decade on a massive project that has resulted in the most detailed picture of cancer ever produced. Researchers now have a huge…
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Gene therapy is the treatment of disease by way of the transfer of genetic material into cells. According to a recent article in Labiotech, an EU publication, gene therapy…
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According to a report in Myeloma Research News, the European Commission has recently granted authorization to market bortezomib, dexamethasone and thalidomide (collectively known as VTd) plus daratumumab to treat…
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The Halcyon machine holds an imaging mechanism that produces a high-quality CAT scan plus it houses a treatment unit that delivers radiation. According to a recent news release, approximately twenty-four…
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A recent press release by the global biopharmaceutical research company, AbbVie, reported a positive opinion by CHMP granted to VENCLYXTO® combined with obinutuzumab to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A positive opinion by…
The gleaming new Dutch headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), fronting Domenico Scarlattilaan in Amsterdam’s suburban Zuidas business district, finally opened for business last month — just over two…
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According to an article in the Alzheimer’s publication Being Patient, participants who had been enrolled in the discontinued phase three trials of aducanumab will start receiving the drug as…
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According to a January 2020 release by Business Wire, the USFDA has awarded accelerated approval of Epizyme’s TAZVERIK™ in the treatment of advanced epithelioid sarcoma (ES). The approval was…
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Janssen R&D, a division of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has partnered with the UK Biobank and others according to a recent news release by 3BL Media. It is noteworthy…
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Although ‘precision medicine’ has been mentioned in medical circles since 1999, according to a recent article in Pharmafile, technological advancements have now made it feasible. For years physicians have…
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Researchers at the Medical Center of Hackensack University conducted a study of three drugs now proven to be safe and effective for the treatment of severe seizures. According to…
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According to a recent article in the MalayMail, it occurred to Abdullah’s doctor that the 67-year-old would be an inspiration for others who have kidney failure. His nephrologist, Dr.…
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According to a recent article in MedPage Today’s 2019 year-end review, the number of life-threatening lung diseases in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) patients has been increasing. sJIA is…
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Genentech (Roche Group) announced positive results of its FIREFISH trial in a recent Business Wire news release. The second part of the study evaluated risdiplam’s efficacy on infants ages one…
It has been evident to scientists for years that Alzheimer’s disease, which affects about five million people in the U.S., is caused by an accumulation of two proteins within…
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According to a recent article in the UK Newcastle Chronicle, when doctors gave Leanne Buckley an opportunity to terminate both her pregnancies, Leanne and her husband Michael were emphatic…
Surgery has been found to often be the best option towards a cure for a cancerous tumor (resectable) but there are many other tumors that are diagnosed as unresectable…
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According to a recent article in PsychCentral, a rare genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) is very often misdiagnosed. A study shows that social impairment is the most…
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