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According to Financial Buzz Chiasma, Inc. has reached a new clinical stage in its development of a treatment for acromegaly. The trial, known as CHIASMA OPTIMAL, tests a treatment currently…
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According to Globe Newswire, the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) designated a new orphan drug for the treatment of multiple myeloma on May 9th, 2018. The drug…
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According to PRNewswire, Express Scripts announced a new program to benefit people living with rare diseases on May 31st. The program, called Second Opinion is part of the company’s larger…
A new partnership between two major players in autoimmune disease research recently hit the news. The American Autoimmune Related Disease Association (AARDA) announced a partnership with Allegheny Health Network (AHN).…
Cancer treatment is most successful when the cancer can be detected early. The earlier the better. According to Newsweek, a new screening test may be able to detect cancer faster…
Early trial results in the United Kingdom point to a new vaccine which may extend the lives of cancer patients. The vaccine, designed to help treat glioblastoma, is being described…
Hemophilia patients in Iran are not receiving the treatment they need. Usually when cases like this make the news it is due to some form of drug shortage. According to…
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Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease with life threatening implications. In order to create effective therapies, doctors need the ability to target the root genetic mutation and stop it.…
As of last Monday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) its approval of a new drug to treat thrombocytopenia in cases of chronic liver disease (CLD). Keep…
In order to keep up with the quick-growing field of gene therapies, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will provide faster methods of approval for new…
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