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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare acquired autoimmune neurological disorder in which both T-cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms target healthy myelinated ...

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 ...

From landmark gene therapy approvals to illuminating discoveries into the pathogenesis of rare diseases, 2023 saw substantive advances in rare disease diagnosis and treatment. The following list of ...

(L-R) Rare Disease Advisor senior correspondent Larry Luxner, patient columnists Alithea Athans, Tara Keith and Tom Bartlett, and director of advocacy relations Vera Luxner (Photo by Riya Ajmera) ...

Taylor Kane is executive director of Remember the Girls, a nonprofit group that advocates on behalf of females with X-linked disorders (Photo courtesy of Taylor Kane) New Jersey native Taylor Kane ...

Between 1970 and 1995, the incidence of new NHL cases increased. Between 2007 and 2016, new cases declined by approximately 0.9% per year, and mortality from NHL decreased by 2.2% per year. 3 ...

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Prompt discontinuation of the suspected drug is critical for recovery. Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (DIIHA) should be investigated in suspected cases of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (warm ...

From left: Samantha Masterson, president and CEO of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA); Angela Vincent, MBBS, winner of the MGFA’s first Lifetime Achievement Award; and Kevin O’Connor, ...

Frank Rivera, president of Stronger Than Sarcoidosis, speaks at the 2024 World Orphan Drug Congress USA in Boston, Massachusetts (Photo by Manuela Callari, PhD) Prolonged uncertainty about the future ...

Dentists should be aware that manifestations of hereditary angioedema may be triggered by certain dental procedures. A boy who presented for dental treatment experienced periorbital and facial ...