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Rare Disease Report 2024
Balancing Act: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Genetic Testing in Rare Diseases
While genetic testing may offer great potential for providing answers to patients and clinicians seeking insight into a rare disorder, the...
Rare Disease Report 2024
Myasthenia Gravis: Patient Choice, Cultural Change
Used appropriately, newer treatments for myasthenia gravis can provide dramatic results faster and more safely than broad immunosuppressants.
Rare Disease Report 2024
Untangling CIDP
Though a preferred biomarker remains elusive, this difficult to diagnose neuropathy has seen important recent advances in diagnosis and treatment...
Rare Disease Report 2024
Neuromyelitis Optica: Historically Misdiagnosed — Now Demands Prompt Treatment
Rare Disease Report 2024
Diagnosing and Managing Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Tips for Practicing Clinicians
Healthcare providers should be familiar enough with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to provide timely diagnosis and early intervention as well as...
Rare Disease Report 2024
Promise for Disease-Modifying Therapies to Tame Huntington’s Disease
Much progress has been made in managing the symptoms of Huntington’s disease, but the real excitement lies in the development of DMARDs.
Rare Disease Report 2024
Newborn Screening Programs: What Do Clinicians Need to Know?
Hitting a Nerve
Flash Drive Versus Paper
For Residents
First Hike of Medicare Funding for Residencies in 25 Years Aims to Help Shortages
Residency program directors say a recent hike in Medicare funding will help reduce physician shortages and meet growing healthcare needs,...
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Who’s an Anesthesiologist? Turf War Sparks Trademark Dispute
Nursing group changes name from anesthetists to include anesthesiology, prompting ASA to file suit.
From the Journals
Does Medicare Advantage Offer Higher-Value Chemotherapy?
Researchers conducted a cohort study to look at Medicare Advantage enrollment and treatment patterns for patients with cancer receiving...