Melissa’s Scleroderma Journey and Her Hope for the Future
Hello, my name is Melissa. My journey with scleroderma began with symptom onset in 2008. I sought immediate care from a rheumatologist, but was not diagnosed until 2017 with undifferentiated…
Hello, my name is Melissa. My journey with scleroderma began with symptom onset in 2008. I sought immediate care from a rheumatologist, but was not diagnosed until 2017 with undifferentiated…
According to a story from Scleroderma News, findings from the recent Phase 2 EDITA clinical trial suggested that ambrisentan (marketed as Letairis), which is approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension…
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…
Patient Worthy partner TREND Community recently presented an abstract at the National Scleroderma Foundation Conference, which took place on July 14 in Orlando, FL. The abstract, presented as a poster…
Although the medical field has made significant strides over the years, there is still a lot we don’t know about the body. For example, what can we learn about…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
One of the symptoms of scleroderma is the formation of painful ulcers on the fingers. These ulcers are often difficult to manage; they do not respond well to treatment and…
According to a story from St. George News, when painter Linda Toombs was diagnosed with systemic scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease, doctors told her that she wouldn't see her children…
According to a story from Scleroderma News, June is recognized as Scleroderma Awareness Month, a time for spreading awareness about scleroderma among the general public and in the medical field.…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
When Taylor Brown was just two years old, her mother TaMetress Reed began noticing certain symptoms, such as hardening and tightening patches of skin. As Brown grew up, the symptoms…
The month of June is recognized as Scleroderma Awareness Month, a time for spreading awareness about the rare disease scleroderma in the medical community and among the general population. This…
In an article published in The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), researchers provided an overview of the current treatment and management paradigm for systemic-sclerosis (also called scleroderma) with interstitial lung…
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…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the drug company CiVi Biopharma, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Eicos Sciences, Inc. has resumed recruiting patients for its phase 3 clinical…
By Lauren Thayer from In The Cloud Copy Systemic sclerosis is a rare autoimmune disease that is characterized by vascular abnormalities and fibrosis of various parts of the body, including…
Thanks to the rampant spread of COVID-19, many events, symposiums, and clinics moved online. One was the 2020 ACR State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium, in which participants discuss diagnostic information, treatments,…
According to a story from Scleroderma News, June is recognized as Scleroderma Awareness Month. While physical distancing as a result of the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic may keep some folks at…