Stacey Saiontz is many things: a worker, a wife, a mother. But right now, she is concerned. As an allergy parent, or a parent whose child has severe food…
According to a story from Science Codex, a study conducted by a team of researchers associated with the Nemours Children's Health System is emphasizing the benefits of genetic analysis for…
According to a story from Healio, the results of a randomized trial suggest that patients with eosinophilic esophagitis are likely to experience rapid relapse if they stop treatment. This was…
According to a story from Check Orphan, the biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca recently announced that its drug benralizumab (marketed as Fasenra) has earned Orphan Drug designation from the US Food and…
According to a press release from Allakos, the Company's experimental eosinophilic gastritis and eosinophilic gastroenteritis drug candidate AK002 has met all primary and secondary endpoints in a phase 2 study…
According to a publication from WCAX, care providers at Children's Hospital Colorado are devising new ways to make life with eosinophilic esophagitis easier. One patient, six-year-old Eliana Yelpaala, is already…
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a rare and chronic disorder which affects the digestive system. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that help fight infections. This…
Scientists working in a lab have successfully managed to grow a miniature human esophagus (esophageal organoid). They hope that this could be used in the future to study conditions…
According to a story from the Washington Times-Reporter, Michelle Marcinak's three sons-- John Henry, Leo, and Rafe-- were all diagnosed with the rare gastric condition eosinophilic esophagitis. Early symptoms of…
According to a story from the National Institutes of Health, a recent study has revealed that the absence of a specific protein in the cells lining the esophagus could be…
At first, 14-year-old Alec Hebblethwaite and his family thought he kept choking on his food due to eating too quickly or talking mid-bite, yet, after some time they learned he…
