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The use of semaglutide has been associated with improvement of treatment-resistant mast cell activation symptoms in an overweight patient with SM. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) ...

Long-term safety was comparable to standard of care, with no new safety signals identified over 52 weeks. CAM2029, a long-acting octreotide subcutaneous depot, provided sustained biochemical control, ...

Several factors can contribute to the suppression of bone marrow erythropoiesis in infants with HDFN, including maternal antibodies, intrauterine transfusion, and simple transfusion. The suppression ...

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Jennifer Miller, MD, a professor of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Florida in Gainesville who specializes in ...

As we look over the evolution of medicine, we see we have gone from what can be described as crude experimentation in ancient times to more sophisticated ways of managing the signs and symptoms of a ...

Individuals with advanced liver disease may also experience significant weight loss due to nausea and poor appetite. Candidates for liver transplantation may need to gain weight to optimize surgical ...

Key phase 1 interim findings include a half-life of approximately 100 days, which could facilitate once-yearly dosing. Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. has announced positive interim phase 1 results for ...

CAD accounts for approximately 15% of AIHA cases 2; various sources indicate that anywhere from 7% to 25% of cases of AIHA are caused by CAD. 3 Secondary CAD occurs as a result of underlying ...

Positive topline data from a phase 1 clinical study (NCT04814498) of cudetaxestat (BLD-0409) have been presented by Blade Therapeutics, a South San Francisco biopharmaceutical company. The study ...

When clinicians speak about “health-related quality of life,” they are trying to quantify something that is quite unquantifiable; how can the grief upon receiving a life-altering diagnosis, or the ...

A new capsid improves skeletal and cardiac muscle tropism, reducing off-target effects and enabling rapid transduction and transgene expression. New strategies to overcome immune responses against ...