Category Archives: Batten Disease Treatment

Editors note: This is a live account of updates from Wednesday, March 18, as the events unfolded. Continue reading →

In my previous article regarding NASH disease and the potential winners of the first wave drugs, I made a comparison of efficacy of the late stage drug candidates which have better chances to be first in the market of NASH. For those who are interested, please click here. Continue reading →

January 08, 2020 Its time to wrap up 2019 at the movies, and boy was it a year for capping sagas, telling real-life stories and showcasing original content. And then there were the failed reboots, the tired sequels and the what were they thinking Continue reading →

Law360 (January 2, 2020, 4:03 PM EST) -- The owner of a pair of Philadelphia hospitals told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Thursday that an attempt by former doctors at its facilities to force the company to buy expensive medical liability insurance is improper because the hospitals are not legally required to provide such insurance coverage. Center City Healthcare LLC responded to motions from an ad hoc committee of former residents at Hahnemann University Hospital, which has been closed during the debtors Chapter 11 case, and from the Pennsylvania Department of Health asking the court to compel the company to provide tail insurance for the doctors, saying its obligation to.. Continue reading →

Soave, now a mother of a 2-year-old and a 2-month-old, had to stop her anticancer therapy because it couldve had a negative impact on her heart function. She then needed to take heart medication to combat impeding heart failure. I couldnt believe how quickly my life changed, says Soave. Continue reading →

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy is raising cash for the doctors set to perform open-heart surgery on his brother. Jack Dickenson, 11, from Eastwood, will undergo the operation to have a replacement aortic valve for his heart at the Royal Brompton Hospital in January. On hearing the news brother Joseph decided to raise hundreds of pounds for the hospital Continue reading →

Early menopause, before age 40, may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease. Continue reading →

After three years Greg told doctors he no longer wanted to take the pills and now goes back for a blood test every year. Jeremy Knox, policy lead for drug-resistant infections at the Wellcome, says that Gregs experience shows the threat drug resistance poses to modern medicine Continue reading →

Cardiac Rhythms and EKG OverviewStudy of a patient's cardiac rhythms using an EKG may indicate normal or abnormal conditions. Continue reading →

Overview Heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate your heartbeats don't work properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. Continue reading →