Six African Nations on Alert Following Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
424 words (source) vs. 431 words (mine) - 3% match Earlier this week, Guinea, a country located in West Africa, reported new cases of Ebola, a rare and deadly infection.…
424 words (source) vs. 431 words (mine) - 3% match Earlier this week, Guinea, a country located in West Africa, reported new cases of Ebola, a rare and deadly infection.…
Dr. Oliver Dorigo of the Stanford University Medical Center was the medical source for an article featured in Oncology. Dr. Dorigo explained that if a woman with ovarian cancer has…
February 15th is recognized annually as International Angelman Day, a day dedicated around the world to spreading awareness among the general public and in the medical field about Angelman syndrome,…
According to a story from GlobeNewswire, the biopharmaceutical company Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. recently hosted a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) webinar, which was focused primarily on the latest updates to its…
According to a story from Pharmacy Times, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment for large B-cell lymphoma that is relapsed or refractory. Refractory means…
Note: This press release is from the Association for Creatine Deficiencies. To learn more about this organization, click here. For the first time, a newborn baby has been diagnosed with…
February is recognized as Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month, which is an event intended to help spread awareness about Marfan syndrome among the general public and in the medical field. This…
According to a press release from Sanofi, platform and poster presentations focused on the company's investigational product candidate avalglucosidase alfa are slated to be made public at the 17th annual…
In a news release from biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, the company shared that the FDA accepted its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA). Because the sNDA was submitted alongside…
A study has recently highlighted the fact that patients who have type 2 diabetes are more susceptible to chronic kidney disease (CKD), and as a result, cardiac issues. This study…
The month of February is recognized annually as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month, which is intended to help spread awareness about Turner syndrome among the general public and in the medical…
The very first patient has just been dosed in Pfizer's Phase 3 clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The trial is called CIFFREO. This patient received the therapy at a…
While 2020 was a challenging year for many people in the US, the life of three year old Lelani was in particular disarray. She was in and out of the…
Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's disease is a condition which affects the nervous system. The progressive disease influences movement, and can lead to a wide array of symptoms. These may include- Tremors Stiffness…
Illumina has just formed a new partnership with Emedgene. Emedgene is an AI company which works to automatically interpret and collect data for rare genetic diseases. This data will be…
According to a story from Business Weekly, the biotechnology company Healx, from Cambridge, UK, and the US-based Mission: Cure coalition have announced a new partnership which aims to help develop…
According to a press release from the rare liver disease company Albireo Pharma, Inc., the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for odevixibat.…
According to a story from Yahoo! Finance, EUSA Pharma Limited and BeiGene, Ltd. have recently announced that their Biologics License Application (BLA) has been accepted by the China National Medical…
Takeda has just announced that their application to the the FDA for their eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) investigative therapy has received Priority Review. This therapy is called budesonide oral suspension or…
Ryan Kress was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2020 and Camille Schrier was crowned Miss America 2020. Besides their titles, what brings these two individuals together is their medical diagnosis with…
According to a story from GlobeNewswire, a new partnership between the precision genetic medicine company Akouos, Inc. and and Blueprint Genetics has produced the Resonate program, which aims to improve…
Kohl's has brought a new clothing line whose target audience is rare disease patients. The new clothing includes adaptive options to allow easy access to medical ports and easy dressing.…
According to a recent article in Statnews, providers must obtain prior authorization from an insurer for several reasons; to start, the insurer often requires physicians to justify prescribing a…
According to a story from dernieresactus.fr, the biopharmaceutical company Inventiva has recently announced plans for its upcoming phase III clinical trial. This trial will investigate its lead candidate lanifibranor as…
Note: This press release was republished with permission from the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases. The Rare Disease Legislative Advocates (RDLA), a program of the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases,…