Rare Diseases
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Simple skin finding differentiates diffuse scleroderma from limited disease
Dr. Daniel Furst explains a method for differentiating diffuse from limited scleroderma and how ongoing investigations are defining the proper...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Don’t rely on ANCA to diagnose primary vasculitis
Commentary
Prion-like transmission of neurodegenerative pathology stirs concern
Recent developments regarding the nature of transmissible pathologic proteins in a variety of common neurodegenerative diseases – including...
News
Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Is the #1 Cause of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children Under Age 18
Conference Coverage
Jamestown Canyon virus detected in humans in Minnesota
The Jamestown Canyon virus, a mosquito-borne illness mainly limited to white-tailed deer throughout North America, is emerging as a more frequent...
News
Eculizumab benefited pregnant women with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Key clinical point: None of the pregnant women with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria died on eculizumab therapy. Major finding: The fetal death...
News
Smartphone app can pick up covert hepatic encephalopathy
Key clinical point:A smartphone-based app has achieved results in detecting covert hepatic encephalopathy similar to those of a paper/pen–based...
Conference Coverage
Nipple Raynaud’s can freeze out breastfeeding desire
Nipple vasoconstriction is such a painful breastfeeding complaint, many women who experience this quit nursing before being diagnosed.
Conference Coverage
Vulvar lichen sclerosus often overlooked in women of reproductive age
“We need to recognize that when women in their 20s and 30s complain of vulvar pruritus, it is not always vulvovaginal candidiasis.”
News
Vaccine-derived polio case presents new challenges to eradication
News
Hydroxyurea boosts O2 saturations in children with sickle cell disease
Key clinical point: Nocturnal and awake oxygen saturations are higher in patients treated with hydroxyurea. Major finding: The hydroxyurea SCD...