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Blood levels of a soluble protein can be used as a diagnostic test to confirm sarcoidosis in cases of acute uveitis, a test that is superior to the standard biomarker used, called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). The results were reported in “Diagnostic…

David Curtis Glebe, a retired 64-year-old public prosecutor now living in Millsboro, Delaware, knows he’s lucky to be alive. In mid-2013, while in Arizona, Glebe was diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer (PNET) — the same disease that killed Apple’s founder and CEO Steve Jobs. After three years of progress…

Respiratory disease expert Jesse Román, MD, is the new CEO of Philadelphia’s Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute. Románhas published about 115 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and 20 manuscripts — primarily on sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis. Román’s most recent position was chairman of the Department of…

The number of hospitalizations of sarcoidosis’ patients in the U.S. has increased over the past decade with more than one-third showing heart-related disorders, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.  Moreover, sarcoidosis hospitalizations are more frequent in urban as compared with rural hospitals, blacks…

The first patient was recently enrolled in a Phase 4 trial to further evaluate the effectiveness of H.P. Acthar Gel as a therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis, according to Mallinckrodt. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapy for 19 different indications, including respiratory symptomatic…

This week marks the launch of the “7,000 Mile Rare Movement,” a nationwide effort to raise money for research into the 7,000 known rare diseases that afflict at least 30 million Americans. The campaign kicks off Feb. 1 and culminates with Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28. Organized by…

A recent observational study showed that extrathoracic disease has a high incidence in World Trade Center firefighters who developed sarcoidosis following the 9/11 attack in the United States. The study, “Clinical Course of Sarcoidosis in World Trade Center-Exposed Firefighters,” was published in the journal Chest. Last…

Scientists at the University of Manchester in England will look into the cause of sarcoidosis with the help of a £120,000 pound (about $166,750 U.S.) research funding grant awarded by the British Lung Foundation and SarcoidosisUK as part of a long-term commitment to finding a cure for the…

A new case report describes a sarcoidosis patient with pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas — and hypercalcemia, or high calcium levels. The study, “Hypercalcemic pancreatitis a rare presentation of sarcoidosis: A case report,” was published in the journal Medicine. Sarcoidosis is a complex disease with…

Researchers are developing a new positron emission tomography (PET) scanner capable of imaging the whole body that promises to significantly increase imaging sensitivity, advancing the technology for how diseases such as sarcoidosis are diagnosed and treated. “It will offer the ability to detect throughout the whole body the location of…