Category Archives: Congenital disorders

Aesthetic Implants Market to reach US$ 8.4 billion by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 5.6%: TMR Report

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global aesthetic implants market is projected to flourish at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2022 to 2031. As per the report published by TMR, a valuation of US$ 8.4 billion is anticipated for the market in 2031. As of 2023, the market for aesthetic […]

Mum’s ‘soul-destroyed’ from caring for sons with rare condition

A mum has spoken about the “heartbreak” she feels every time she looks at her son. Joanne Mawdsley-Duckworth’s eldest son, William, has a rare genetic disorder that has resulted in the nerves in his arms and legs dying. The 27-year-old’s health has been deteriorating over the last three years and Joanne, a mum-of-two from Ormskirk, […]

Advocacy, Education of Individuals With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Are Important to Support Patient Outcomes

Patients with hematologic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)—a group of rare blood diseases that include primary myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia (ET), and polycythemia vera (PV)—should be more active in their treatment plan, according to experts in oncology pharmacy who participated in a Pharmacy Times clinical forum in Chicago, Illinois, in June 2023. “Our role as pharmacists is to […]

CDC Recommends RSV Shot for Infants. Infectious Disease Doctor Shares What Parents Need to Know

Cook Children’s Neuroscience Research Published in Brain Journal for 2nd Time This Year May 10 , 2023 | 10:43 AM America/Chicago Within a few months, the Neurosciences Research Center at Cook Children’s, which is led by Professor Christos Papadelis, Ph.D., published a second paper in the esteemed neurology journal Brain. Through this work, Papadelis’ team […]

Disparities in Antiviral Treatment for HCV Lead to Prolonged Infection

New research has found low rates of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among individuals who inject drugs, suggesting that policies should be enacted to reduce disparities. HCV co-infection awareness | Image credit: Chinnapong – stock.adobe.com The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a public health problem in the United States, […]

What the Law and Bioethics Have to Tell Us About Synthetic Human

Two weeks – the 14-day Rule Of immediate concern are the ramifications of the 14-day rule, which imposes a (voluntary in the US) moratorium on experimentation on human embryos older than 14 days; after that, they must be terminated. Strictly speaking, at this point, the fertilized egg (zygote) is called by various names, e.g., blastocyst […]

What the Law and Bioethics Tell Us About Synthetic Human Embryos

Two weeks – the 14-day Rule Of immediate concern are the ramifications of the 14-day rule, which imposes a (voluntary in the US) moratorium on experimentation on human embryos older than 14 days; after that, they must be terminated. Strictly speaking, at this point, the fertilized egg (zygote) is called by various names, e.g., blastocyst […]

Early, Appropriate Treatment for Postpartum Depression Can Help New Mothers

Pregnancy is usually happy news.1 But for some women, cultural stigmas, discrimination, socioeconomic concerns, and poorly understood biologic contributors associated with pregnancy trigger perinatal mood disorders during pregnancy and the year following childbirth.2,3 Women are at higher risk of depression or anxiety during the perinatal period than at any other time,4 and suicide in the […]

A Sweet Solution For Better Chemotherapy

Asian Scientist Magazine (Aug. 10, 2023) — To ease pains of chemotherapy for cancer patients, researchers are always exploring better options. These are drugs that either alleviate side effects of chemotherapy or improve its efficacy. Mannose, a type of sugar found in many fruits, could offer a sweet solution for the latter. Long before scientists […]