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…
According to a story from Medpage Today, rheumatologists could play an important role in treating patients with the most severe cases of COVID-19/coronavirus. This is because some of the drugs…
Living with a rare disease during this pandemic is scary. There are additional concerns, risks, and worries that must be considered. Those affected by adrenoleukodystrophy have to keep many of…
According to a story from The Intercept, Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug remdesivir, which is being tested as a treatment for coronavirus/COVID-19, was just given Orphan Drug designation by the US…
If the world were as careful in everyday life Perhaps I’d be sick less, I’d feel much less strife It's the small precautions, like washing your hands That for me…
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has recently announced the formation of a Coronavirus Emergency Fund intended to support low income dialysis and transplant patients who may face unanticipated financial challenges…
It's easy to feel helpless right now. You're told to stay home and just wait it out. So you're stuck feeling isolated and angsty, knowing there's nothing you can personally…
Researchers all over the world are hard at work trying to develop both treatments for Covid-19 and vaccines for the illness. Professors of rheumatology at the University of Alabama, Randy…
Social distancing sucks in so many ways. I'll be the first to admit it. You can feel isolated, alone, stuck, scared. But, there are some upsides to this crazy situation.…
We know that older individuals and those who are immune compromised are more at risk for experiencing severe Covid-19. These include multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Multiple Sclerosis is a rare…
As we live through the Great Quarantine of 2020, online therapy may be piquing your interest. The world is in a time of uncertainty, which is psychologically stressful (and isolating),…
According to a story from NeurologyLive, patients being treated for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) or myasthenia gravis could be at heightened risk of infection with coronavirus because…
The first few days of quarantine can feel like a vacation. Finally you have an excuse to say no, stay home, and watch reality TV, and there's nothing anybody can…
According to a story from BioSpace, the testing of drugs in clinical trials to address the current coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic will soon be under way. The biopharmaceutical company Sanofi and the…
According to a story from Independent, a team of scientists from Canada have isolated the strain of coronavirus that has rapidly spread around the globe in recent months. What this…
The COVID-19 pandemic is scary, and it is beginning to cause a panic throughout the world. Through this panic and fear, it is important to remember that progress is always…
According to a story from LocalHealthGuide, COVID-19 has continued to spread through the US and the lackluster government response suggests that it isn't going to be contained any time soon.…
According to a story from Healio, researchers are hard at work determining who could be at the greatest risk from infection with COVID-19/coronavirus. So far, the elderly, people with heart…
According to a story from Healing Hugs Haven, the rapid spread of COVID-19 around the world has been getting a lot of airtime in the news lately, and for good…
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