The 64th ASH Annual Meeting held on December 10, 2022, focused on various approaches for hematologic diseases with the goal of improving quality care and outcomes. Dr. Stephanie Lee, of…
MSN recently carried the gripping story of how Elizabeth Finch, a Greeley Colorado police detective, spent last year fighting for her life due to complications from an autoimmune disease…
Last year, Mandy Moore, 38, celebrated as she brought her son Gus into the world. Known for her roles in This Is Us, A Walk to Remember, and Saved (among many others), Mandy…
Danielle Morley of Radcliffe, UK, has been an advocate for plasma donation ever since being diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) during her first…
ITP, or immune thrombocytopenia, is a platelet disorder where the immune system destroys its own platelets by way of destructive antibodies. Platelets are very small blood cells that originate in…
In a recent news release, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company HUTCHMED shared that its investigational therapy HMPL-523 had received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China. HMPL-523…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
While extremely rare, it is important to be prepared in case of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT). This condition only occurs in 14.2 of every million COVID-19 vaccine doses,…
According to a story from republicworld.com, the medical fraternity of Queen Mary's Hospital in King George's Medical University, Lucknow was able to successfully treat a woman, age 35, with immune…
In 2020, September 21-25 will be recognized as Global Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Awareness Week. The week will aim to help spread awareness about ITP around the world both in the…
According to a story from ucb.com, the biopharmaceutical company UCB has recently released the final results from its phase 2 clinical trial which tested the company's investigational monoclonal antibody rozanolixizumab…
According to a story from uk.finance.yahoo.com, the company Hutchison China MediTech Limited ("Chi-Med") has recently kicked off a phase 1 clinical trial. This trial is testing the company's investigational drug…
According to a story from Market Screener, an analysis of real-world data (data gathered outside of the clinical setting) suggests that the drug eltrombopag, marketed as Revolade, offers substantial advantages…
According to a story from BioSpace, medical student Kristin Hunt of McGill University will be this year's recipient of the David R. Cox Scholarship for Rare Compassion. The purpose of…
According to a story from financialbuzz.com, the biopharmaceutical company Principia Biopharma recently announced that its experimental medical product PRN1008 has received Orphan Drug designation from the US Food and Drug…
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