If you have read the news at all lately, you know that ventilators are a sought-after piece of medical equipment. With hospitals looking to treat mass amounts of patients…
Social Distancing Social distancing has been coined as the most surefire way to stop the spread of COVID-19 across the American populace. What is this phrase used to refer to?…
No one was given a prep course on how to handle quarantine, especially not with kids. Here are some suggestions to help you get through these unique times, while making…
As Patient Worthy readers, we hope you and your families are doing well during this challenging time. The health and safety of our rare community is always at the…
According to BioSpace, an experimental drug designed to treat cancer and HIV may also be poised to treat patients with COVID-19. The drug, called leronlimab, was created by biotechnology…
According to a story from People's Pharmacy, a dizzying array of advice related to minimizing spread or coronavirus/COVID-19 has barraged our senses over the last few weeks as the number…
As sourced from QZ, trials for new medications are notoriously tedious. Rare disease populations know more than most that the barriers to meeting the entry criteria of a trial can…
Every day on the news we hear the pleas for more medical masks for doctors and nurses, more personal protective equipment, and more ventilators. We all know what masks are,…
According to a story from gurufocus.com, the biotechnology company Capricor Therapeutics has recently announced the initiation of a compassionate use program for its experimental drug CAP-1002. This drug will be…
Michael and Armené Kapamajian were at home in Los Angeles settling in with their one week old baby, Sasoun, when their doctor called and asked them to come in…
In this time of cancellations, closures, and shutdowns, many companies and individuals have found unique and creative ways to shift their services online. Better yet, some have temporarily waved their…
What is Repurposing? Repurposing involves testing whether or not a compound approved of another condition may be capable of also treating an illness with no approved treatment option. It's advantageous,…
According to a story from Vox, while the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health authorities have reported the primary symptoms of coronavirus/COVID-19 to be a dry…
By now, everyone has heard of COVID-19. Information is constantly being updated surrounding the nature, symptoms, spread, and potential treatments for the illness. Despite this constant influx of information, there…
Emily Knakmuhs's two-and-a-half-year-old Kennedie had just made it past a tough couple of years. When she was born, her family noticed she wasn't growing, but her pediatrician attributed it to…
On March 24th, 2020, Patient Worthy released a story announcing the formation of a Coronavirus Emergency fund by the American Kidney Fund (AKF). The goal of this fund is to…
People across the globe are experiencing an unprecedented time of uncertainty as COVID-19 continues to spread. However, this pandemic has also brought about something wonderful: people stepping up to…
"A steak saved my life," writes columnist Damon Young, 41, in his article for GQ, as he shares the story of his diagnosis with Takayasu's arteritis. After over-indulging at dinner,…
In a period of unprecedented changes, it is understandable that people may question what their lives may look like moving forward. COVID-19 has now spread to 196 countries and…
As originally reported in Smart Parenting; many families with rare diseases are struggling to keep up with their healthcare regime as new restrictions block families from accessing doctors and normal…
As originally reported in Global News.,New Brunswick teen Mackenzie Walsh will be 16 this week, but she doesn't want a car or a sweet 16 party. She wants to go…
According to a story from People's Pharmacy, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently stated in a tweet that regular citizens should stop buying face masks because they are not useful…
The world is experiencing an unprecedented time in the medical realm with the rapid spread of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus. It may be difficult to understand how coronavirus may impact…
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease which causes damage to the cartilage, trachea, and lungs. It's an autoimmune condition meaning an overzealous immune response causes the body to attack its own…
Patient Worthy's main focus is to share information and help patients in any way we can. We recently saw this video and thought that it was relevant for our followers. Created by Snow Companies, it is a virtually co-created user-generated video…
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