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.
Scientists believe that “it is in our DNA.” According to a recent article in EurekAlert, a five-year study formulated through Open Targets together with the Sanger Institute and their…
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The Open Targets Initiative Brings Scientists Closer to Identifying the Cause of Autoimmune Diseases
Lately, there have been many newsworthy articles about Novartis and Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi). In May 2019 the FDA approved Zolgensma, a one-time treatment for the most severe form of…
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Zolgensma for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: From Approval to Present Day
Jessica Walton described the staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn as being in “a bit of a panic” when they thought that she was having a stroke.…
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Symptoms are Common but the Disease is Rare
A recent article in Forbes highlights a study on diagnostic performance published in The Lancet Digital Health. The study represents the first review to compare the diagnostic accuracy of deep…
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The Next Frontier for Artificial Intelligence: Diagnosing Disease and Designing Drugs
Mila Makovec began her life as a normal, healthy infant, and according to a recent article in Science Magazine, she continued along this path until reaching the age of…
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Personalized Medicine: A Drug Tailored for a Six Year Old With Batten Disease May Serve as a Template for Similar Rare Disorders
Supplies of a Critical Bladder Cancer Drug are Dwindling Bob Field, a 72-year-old New York banking executive, received a call from his urologist’s office canceling his next appointment. According to…
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Supplies of a Critical Bladder Cancer Drug are Dwindling
According to a recent article published by the University of California San Francisco, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare neurological disease affecting young boys. PMD fatalities may occur before the child…
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Found: Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, the Cause, and a Potential Cure
Physician and investigator John Wood, MD, Ph.D. of Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles specializes in studying the challenges facing SCD patients. He has currently focused his attention on how oxygen delivery…
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Studies Reveal How Blood Flow and Oxygen Delivery Are Affected by Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
According to a recent article in SMA News Today, risdiplam (formerly RG7916) is in ongoing studies of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The drug is an investigational medicine developed by Genentech…
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Clinical Trials Show Promising Results for Risdiplam in Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types 1, 2, and 3
Waukesha Wisconsin Police Captain Dan Baumann recently held a news conference that was described in an article published in Scientific American. Captain Baumann said that parents of a teenage boy showed…
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ICYMI: Doctors Searching for the Cause of a Deadly Lung Disease Warn: Do Not Vape
FierceBiotech recently reported that Helixmith Co., based in Korea and previously known as ViroMed, coordinated a Phase 3 clinical trial involving five hundred diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) patients. The…
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The Phase 3 Trial in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy May Have Failed Due to a Critical Mistake
Pamela Smith, age 67, had run out of options when her melanoma metastasized and became inoperable. According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, in January 2014, Pamela joined the…
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Metastatic Melanoma was Untreatable but Two Drugs Have Changed the Landscape
The Providence Journal recently published an article by Brittany Ricci, a student at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School, detailing her year-long struggle to receive the treatment her doctor had prescribed…
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Step Therapy Supposedly Minimizes Risk, but for Brittany it Caused Severe Complications
A new treatment was recently tested for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). A recent article in MD Anderson News points out that in the U.S., five hundred to…
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This Treatment for BPDCN is Having an Impact on the Lives of Patients
Richard Engel’s son Henry, age 4, has been diagnosed with Rett syndrome, a thus far incurable genetic neurological disease. Engel is chief foreign war correspondent at NBC and has…
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Chief Foreign War Correspondent at NBC News Gives Account of His 4-Year-Old Son With Rett Syndrome
A molecular biologist, Dr. Daria Julkowska, coordinates an international consortium in Paris that is largely funded through the 28-member European Union (EU). According to a report published in the Charcot-Marie-Tooth…
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A New European Consortium Dedicated to Finding and Treating Rare Diseases
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the major cause of impaired memory affecting the older population. Reported cases are rapidly increasing. So far, clinical trials have failed…
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Waging An All-Out War on Alzheimer’s Disease
The accelerated approval granted by the FDA for the Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug eteplirsen, developed by Sarepta Therapeutics, was granted only after internal disagreements and protests had been resolved.…
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FDA Approval Was Granted For a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug Amid Internal Disagreements
Fierce Biotech recently focused on a report by The BMJ, a British science journal, on the validity of clinical trials which are critical to decision making by patients and…
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British Science Journal Authors Voice Concerns Over Low Standards Supporting Cancer Drugs
Glen Sauber successfully overcame testicular cancer and was symptom-free-- until three years later when he began to experience neurological symptoms. According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle,…
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Antibodies Destroyed the Cancer– But Then They Attacked the Brain
The city of Jacobina, Brazil in the Bahia region was selected as the ideal area for a study designed to control disease-bearing mosquitoes. A recent report in the Science…
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450,000 Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Were Released Every Week for Two Years
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a common type of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. World Pharma News recently reported that the FDA approved the first chemoimmunotherapy, Polivy, for DLBCL in combination with…
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FDA Approves a Combination of Drugs for Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Why would someone compare genetic editing to weapons of mass destruction? Perhaps one answer can be found in the automobile. The family automobile was certainly not designed as a weapon…
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Why Would Anyone Try to Compare Genetic Engineering to Weapons of Mass Destruction?
According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, the newest discovery in the search to reduce the risk of AD was through the work of researchers led by Dr. Jaehong Suh,…
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Alzheimer’s Disease: A Long Journey and Another Step Forward
The fountain of youth may actually be in a cocktail of drugs that were part of a new study on aging. A recent article in Longevity’s Science Research announced…
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A New Study Reveals That Our Biological Age Can Be Reversed