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Study lays groundwork for autologous nerve cell transplantation in Hirschsprung disease
Key clinical point: A preclinical study took several key steps toward autologous transplantation of nerve progenitor cells to treat Hirschsprung...
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FDA approves selexipag for pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Concurrent outbreaks of St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile viruses reported in Arizona
The first known concurrent outbreaks of St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) occurred this year in Arizona, according to...
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EADV: Fresh insights into Gorlin syndrome
Gorlin syndrome imposes an impressively heavy burden on affected patients.
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Video: Eltrombopag boosted standard therapy in severe, newly-diagnosed aplastic anemia
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Experts call for international cooperation on human gene editing
As the International Summit on Human Gene Editing comes to a close, organizers call for cooperation to establish norms for acceptable and ethical...
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ACR: Don’t give pneumococcal vaccine to CAPS, Behçet’s patients
Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger severe local and systemic inflammatory reactions in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes,...
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ACR: Criteria enable prompt diagnosis and treatment of CAPS
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Afghanistan still struggling with poliovirus
Afghanistan experienced a “major setback” in its efforts to eradicate polio in 2014, after having made significant progress towards elimination of...