Health Canada has recently granted market authorization to Hoffman La-Roche Limited for their neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder treatment, ENSPRYNG. Canada is the first country to offer this medication, and hopefully…
By Natalie Homan from In The Cloud Copy Theo Thomas of Secret Harbour, Australia, may be a shy, soft-spoken 8-year-old, but he loves racing his motorcycle in his town’s Lightweight…
We love a good story about a community coming together! Firefighters across the Atlanta area came together to support a retired fire chief who has been partly paralyzed after being…
Japanese drugmaker Chugai now has two positive phase 3 studies backing the efficacy and safety of the antibody satralizumab to treat neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Great news for the patient community of…
According to an article from brightsurf.com, a commonly used allergy medication called cetirizine (commonly marketed under the name Zyrtec) was able to prevent relapse in patients with neuromyelitis optica in…
Well, for anyone who's looking for information about neuromyelitis optica (NMO) or what’s also known as Devic’s disease or Devic’s syndrome—AND who happens to have a spare 45 minutes on…
In the midst of an ugly American presidential post-election, I am actively looking for inspiration to distract me from this mess. And man, was I lucky! There’s a gal who’s living…
I just watched a YouTube video, posted by a sweet red-headed, freckly-faced teenager, who is living with neuromyelitis optica (NMO). NMO is a rare autoimmune, demyelinating disease that attacks people…
I am digging the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation! When their teenage daughter was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is a rare, demyelinating, autoimmune disease that can be life-threatening, parents Victoria…
“In the pipeline” means something pretty special for people living with rare diseases that have no cure, such as neuromyelitis optica (NMO or Devic disease). Far from the divisive protests…
In today’s research world, the practice of teamwork has gained in popularity. This is especially true for researchers who work to better understand Neuromyelitis optica (NMO). NMO is an uncommon…
OMG. It’s a Friday afternoon and as I’m sitting here, my heart is breaking for people with neuromyelitis optica, a very rare disease that use to be considered a rare…
Most everyone these days has heard about multiple sclerosis (MS) but aren’t so familiar with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is also called Devic’s disease or Devic’s syndrome. What’s so important…
In an effort to learn more about neuromyelitis optica (NMO)—a chronic illness also known as Devic’s syndrome or Devic’s disease—I tuned into another YouTube video of a PhD. He'd been…
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