This is the second part of Amber's story. Check out part one here. June rolled around, and my appointment with the rheumatologist came up. The hour-long car ride there made…
For esophageal cancer (like many rare conditions), early diagnosis means a better prognosis. Unfortunately, until now there haven't been many ways to determine whether or not an individual may be at…
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for pancreatic cancer in the United States for 2018 are: About 55,440 people (29,200 men and 26,240 women) will…
Hello all! My name is Amber Aerni. I am 28 years old, and I would like to tell you the story of my POTS journey. Yes, I refer to my…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the drug developers Pfizer and Novartis have recently announced the beginning of a collaborative effort to test new potential therapies for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).…
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer or NSCLC is the most common kind of lung cancer diagnosis. It affects over 2 million people and of those, there's a small group who…
A major genetic research project called the Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) study is helping families to receive diagnoses, and, in some cases, even identifying new disorders. For more information,…
In a recent statement, Scott Gottlieb, the Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, has re-affirmed the organisation’s commitment to modernising drug regulatory pathways. New changes are hoped to…
The problem Synapses in the brain are the connections between neurons that allow them to communicate with one another. In a healthy brain at least, that's how chemical signals are successfully…
The cultural evolution of marijuana hit a new high when Canada recently legalized its recreational use, which also helped opened the door further to the medical exploration of marijuana's effectiveness.…
Happy Halloween! As the spookiest day of the year approaches, we're highlighting FDA announcements from the last week and a half we think you should hear about. Check them out…
All things Levi. Such a generally fun-loving little boy, yet such a complex bundle of medical conflagrations. All blended and tied up in a robust package that makes Levi a…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the specialty pharmaceutical company Santhera Pharmaceuticals has recently announced of its Phase Ib/IIa clinical trial that will test its experimental product POL6014. This therapy…
According to a story from Inside Philanthropy, a recent case study was conducted in order to determine the main sources of funding for rare disease research. This broad ranging study…
According to a story from technology.org, The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATs) has been hard at work coming up with new methods for engaging with the public and…
According to a story from abc7.com, two surgeons were part of a crowd of thousands that participated in the Los Angeles Cancer Challenge, which took place at UCLA on Sunday,…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., recently announced the release of preliminary data from the company's Phase I clinical trial, which is still in…
Multimorbidity, typically defined as having two or more long-term health conditions, has become a topic of increasing focus for healthcare providers. Many elderly people are affected by multimorbidity, with the…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the biopharmaceutical company Ovid Therapeutics recently announced that it had received the 2018 Company Making a Difference Award from the CDKL5 Forum.This recognition was given to…
An ambitious project called the Human Cell Atlas is attempting to study all the cells in the human body – of which there are more than 37 trillion. Researchers hope…
According to a story from crainsnewyork.com, the biotechnology company Gotham Therapeutics has received financing to the tune of $54 million so that it can begin developing drugs to treat rare…
I remember being 16 years old and commencing my first drug to help manage my heart rate and endless dizziness. It was strange, because I recall asking my friends if…
According to a story from BioSpace, EUSA Pharma and AVEO Oncology recently announced the release of updated interim results from the second Phase of a Phase Ib/2 clinical trial which…
If drugs were measured by the quantity of approvals, orphan drugs would make quite a splash. Measured in more financial terms, however, they make up a much smaller portion of…
According to a story from Science Daily, a group of scientists from the Australian National University have managed to discovery a new genetically linked disease and have also pioneered a…
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