Advocacy Groups, Doctors Question Rising Prices of Rare Disease Treatments
Half a year has gone by since disgraced pharma executive Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for securities and wire ... Read more
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Phase 1/2 Trial to Test aTyr Pharma’s ATYR1923 in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Patients
aTyr Pharma, which developing therapies to modulate immune pathways involved in lung diseases, has announced an upcoming Phase 1b/2a study to test their lead ... Read more -
Sarcoidosis Patients More Likely to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorders, Large Retrospective Study Finds
Patients with sarcoidosis are more likely to have heart rhythm disorders, specifically ventricular tachycardia, and experience cardiac arrest, a review of a large sample ... Read more -
#NORDSummit – More Than 700 Expected to Attend Oct. 15-16 Rare Disease Summit in Washington
More than 700 medical experts, pharmaceutical executives, patient advocates, and others are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., next month for the 2018 NORD ... Read more
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Rare Case of Sternoclavicular Joint Arthritis in Sarcoidosis Patient Reported
A new case report describes a patient with arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SC joint, ... -
Multiple Biomarkers Could Identify, Characterize, and Predict Prognosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis, Study Says
Measuring the serum levels of four specific biomarkers could help doctors detect cardiac sarcoidosis, ... -
IL-33 Seen to Restore Balance in Immune Response of Mice with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
A potent signaling molecule called interleukin-33, or IL-33, can restore the balance and function ... -
Sarcoidosis Cases Increase in Korea; Middle-Aged Women at Higher Risk, Report Shows
The number of patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis increased in the last decade in Korea, ... -
Serum Levels of 4 Proteins Enable Monitoring of Sarcoidosis Activity, Study Reports
Measuring the serum levels of the proteins ACE, YKL-40, CRP, and sIL-2R may enable ... -
Daytime Sleepiness More Frequent in Sarcoidosis Patients than in General Population, Study Finds
Excessive daytime sleepiness is about twice as frequent in patients with sarcoidosis than in ...
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High Calcium Levels, Bone Marrow Sarcoidosis May Be Associated
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Elevated levels of calcium in blood and urine can be associated with the development of bone marrow sarcoidosis, according to a report published in the journal Biomarker Research. The study, “Hypercalcemia Associated With Isolated Bone Marrow Sarcoidosis In A ... Read more