Rare Diseases
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Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose AHCA
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Cushing’s appears to begin its cardiovascular effects during childhood
ORLANDO – Cushing’s disease may begin to exert its harmful cardiovascular effects quite early, a small pediatric study has found.Children as young...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: About 1 in 20 ALS patients in Washington state chose assisted suicide
BOSTON – ALS patients were more likely to take deadly meds postprescription than were cancer patients.
Conference Coverage
Cannabidiol cuts drop seizure frequency in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
BOSTON – Two trials show drop seizure reductions of 37%-44% with cannabidiol in patients with a median of 70-plus drop seizures per month.
Conference Coverage
For girls with Turner syndrome, experimental fertility preservation may offer the hope of a baby of their own
Fertility preservation techniques pioneered in young cancer patients may someday allow some women with Turner syndrome to give birth to their own...
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VIDEO: Cannabidiol reduces convulsive seizures in Dravet syndrome
BOSTON – Adjunctive treatment with cannabidiol significantly reduced convulsive seizure frequency in Dravet syndrome patients.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Big research trials at AAN bring up important cost decisions
BOSTON – How will neurologists strike a balance between new drugs’ improved efficacy and safety and their affordability for patients?
Commentary
DTC genetic health risk tests: Beware
The Food and Drug Administration recently authorized 23andMe to provide consumers with results of germline DNA sequence variants associated with...
From the Journals
Infliximab safe for recently vaccinated Kawasaki patients
Live virus vaccines don’t impede use of infliximab in children with Kawasaki disease.
From the Journals
New diagnostic tool identifies severe ADAMTS13 deficiency
A new diagnostic tool – the PLASMIC score – predicts severe ADAMTS13 deficiency, effectively distinguishing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura...