According to Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, aspirin is potentially the difference maker in preventing esophageal cancer, especially among those at high risk for the cancer. Esophageal cancer originates in the…
According to a story from PLOS Medicine, most people will probably tell you that the anti-vaccine movement in the United States is a total failure. While the vast majority of…
According to The Washington Post, recent results from a study show great news for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. The news is that the majority of these women will…
Researchers have found that inhibiting an enzyme called heparanase can significantly reduce the growth of mesothelioma in mouse models. The full article can be found here, at the American Technion…
According to Bloomberg, there’s a new big fish in the medical technology pond. Crispr Therapeutics AG jumped in value, multiplied by six, and landed at $3 billion. How is that…
During the holy month of Ramadan, it is common for followers of the Muslim faith to observe a fast. Patients with chronic kidney disease, however, may face complications with this…
According to PRNewswire, Express Scripts announced a new program to benefit people living with rare diseases on May 31st. The program, called Second Opinion is part of the company’s larger…
A new partnership between two major players in autoimmune disease research recently hit the news. The American Autoimmune Related Disease Association (AARDA) announced a partnership with Allegheny Health Network (AHN).…
Happy Friday everyone! This was a week with a highlight on research: we cover the state of ME/CFS information at the moment, an exciting treatment approval for people with ulcerative…
In a study conducted by Ph.D Ludwine Messiaen, the professor of genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says that there has been progress made to help aid those…
According to a story from Mirror, the advocacy group Patient Concern is calling out the UK's National Health Service (NHS) for failing to treat cancer patients appropriately. The claims are…
According to a story from msn.com, a significant portion of woman may notice a small number of hairs growing on their chin at some point in their lives. In most…
According to a story from The Guardian, doctors are celebrating the effectiveness of an all new, experimental immunotherapy that was able to totally eliminate a case of metastatic breast cancer…
According to a story from the Pharma Letter, the Indian government has decided to take some steps to make rare disease and orphan drugs more affordable for its citizens. The…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the expansion of the indication for tofacitinib (marketed as Xeljanz), which will now include treatment…
According to Timesunion, 10 patients in New York were diagnosed with the extremely rare eye cancer called vitreoretinal lymphoma. Since all of these diagnoses happened within four years of patients…
According to a story from Reuters, the Danish biotech company Genmab saw its share value drop by a quarter after Johnson & Johnson, which had partnered with the company to…
Idiopathic thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a rare bleeding disease that affects about 3 in 100,000 people in the US-- or, at least, that's how many people are diagnosed-- according to SELF.…
Hemophilia patients in Iran are not receiving the treatment they need. Usually when cases like this make the news it is due to some form of drug shortage. According to…
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is all about their furry friends, AKA their beloved canines, reports Detroit News. If you aren't greeted instantly by Hope and Benson, two of the…
3D printing has officially hit the medical field and it's already making noise, reports The Jerusalem Post. Recently, 3D printing was used in Israel for orthopedic surgery and found great success.…
A new study looks at the impact of a drug to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) on children of patients who take it during pregnancy, reports News Wise. Some MS patients take…
Happy June everybody! We hope everyone's ready to kick off their summer, whatever that may include. This week we have two stories from younger patients who are leveraging their own…
According to a story from apnews.com, President Trump signed the "Right to Try" bill passed by Congress into law on Wednesday, May 30th, 2018. During the signing ceremony, he was…
After years of resistance from the previously dominant Republican party, Virginia lawmakers were successfully able to pass a measure expanding Medicaid to nearly 400,000 more Virginians, according to the Washington…
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