AVROBIO AVROBIO is based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts. They specialize in single-dose gene therapy as a cure for rare genetic conditions such as cystinosis, Gaucher disease, and Fabry disease. Most…
By Natalie Homan from In The Cloud Copy The new reality of the COVID-19 pandemic means that workplaces are changing very quickly. This requires every employee to adapt, and neurodiverse…
In a story from MedCity News, while some studies grind to a halt with coronavirus restrictions, some of the medical world is using the new limitations to formulate creative solutions…
By Natalie Homan from In The Cloud Copy In the United States, a disease is considered “rare” if it affects less than 200,000 Americans at any given time. Diseases can…
We need controls! No, not cockpit controls or videogame controls, and no, we're not out of control. We need control participants for the Dupuytren Biomarker Discovery Pilot Study. Our goal is…
The Change in Hospitals Due to COVID-19 Between 10 and 15 percent of all hospital staff is forced to isolate due to the virus at any one time. This means…
According to a story from Guru Focus, the biopharmaceutical company Akcea Therapeutics, Inc., an affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that the Ministry of Health of Spain has cleared…
A recent report has documented a positive case study of a potential treatment option for one of the complications Marfan syndrome can cause. This report was published in the Journal of Oral Implantology. …
Ocala Fire Rescue Department (OFD) has just launched a "community paramedicine program." The primary aim of this new program is to help keep patients who frequently call 911 out of…
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Progression Veracyte has just signed a deal with Yale University which will help them develop the very first test which can predict disease progression for idiopathic pulmonary…
Edwin Chapman, who works at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been studying neurons for most of his career. He and his team recently made a discovery regarding SYT1-associated neurodevelopmental disorder.…
By Natalie Homan from In The Cloud Copy The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of millions around the world in an incredibly short span of time. It’s hard to…
May is recognized as Behçet's Disease Awareness Month and May 20th is recognized as Behçet's Disease Awareness Day. The focus of these events is to help spread awareness about this…
According to a story from Sanfilippo News, the healthcare tech company RDMD has recently announced that it has raised $14 million in Series A financing that will be dedicated towards…
According to a recent press release published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a new survey spearheaded by the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) is seeking to understand…
By Natalie Homan from In The Cloud Copy The United States goes through blood shortages from time to time when donation numbers drop, usually because of summer travel. In March…
May 16th is celebrated annually as Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Awareness Day. The event was established with the goal of spreading awareness about this rare condition among both the general public…
May 16th is recognized as World Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) Day. First launched in 2016 by the Portuguese Association for CDG with support from a variety of CDG patient…
According to a recent report by CNN, the UK Health Service sent an alert to general practitioners warning of a rise in the last three weeks of children who…
The European Commission has just granted their approval to Pharming for an extended indication of RUCONEST (conestat alfa) for Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). This extension allows the therapy to be utilized for…
Minorities and Healthcare As a whole, racial minorities, particularly black and Latino people, have more health comorbidities. This is due to a wide array of factors including structural elements, socioeconomic…
A recent study examined three different follicular lymphoma (FL) patients to try to better understand how the disease presents differently for different individuals. Ultimately, this study has reiterated the importance…
APDS Activated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS) is a form of primary immunodeficiency (PI). There are fewer than 100 reported cases of the condition. APDS has two types (1 and 2),…
According to a story from abc7.com, a recent case study has identified what scientists believe to be the earliest case of a pediatric COVID-19 patient presenting with symptoms of pediatric…
The month of May is recognized as Myositis Awareness Month. The ultimate goal is to help spread awareness and educate both the general public and the healthcare field about myositis,…
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