When the 19-year-old French woman first visited the hospital, she was extremely lethargic. She displayed neurological symptoms. Upon kidney failure, the patient was admitted into the ICU. But soon, doctors…
Ultomiris, a product of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, has recently been studied in a Phase 3 clinical trial. This study was intended to ultomiris' effect on life-threatening complications of atypical hemolytic uremic…
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare condition which can be sparked by pregnancy, although it can also occur without it. Essentially, if you are genetically predisposed to the condition,…
Many patients with rare diseases require some sort of treatment or therapy to manage their conditions. In the case of atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome, or aHUS, this therapy is dialysis. Learn…
According to a story from Barron's, the biotechnology company Alexion Pharmaceuticals has recently announced plans to test its drug Ultomiris as a potential treatment for COVID-19. As the scientific community…
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company that is advancing a rare disease pipeline in complement biology, recently issued a series of press releases announcing positive results of a Phase 3 study…
According to a story from statnews.com, the biotechnology company Alexion Pharmaceuticals recently announced that its product Ultomiris, which was recently approved as a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, was also…
According to a story from The Chicago Tribune, Darnesha Bankston, age 23, was rushed to the hospital just before Christmas last year with a bunch of severe, life threatening symptoms.…
According to a story from the Tennessean, learning that both her husband and daughter had the rare and dangerous disease atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) was devastating for singer-songwriter Cameron…
Last week was World Kidney Day! And in fact, the whole month of March is kidney month - so there's no excuse to brush up on some key kidney facts…
Shantee Anaquod has gone from planning the end of her life to planning the rest of her life. After being bed-ridden for over a month with the fatal disease, atypical…
According to CBC, Marie-Eve Chainey was on dialysis six out of seven days a week. For 15 years, this was her life. It was a necessary feat to control her…
ChemoCentrx has been working to develop a drug to combat auto-antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV), C3 glomerulopathy (C3G), and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Its name- Avacopan. ChemoCentryx has always had a…
It’s so easy to nitpick and find things wrong with organizations. It’s much harder to see what it is they're doing that's good. One particularly fun punching bag is the United…
