Rare Diseases
News
VIDEO: Lymphadenectomies don’t boost survival in melanoma with SLN micrometastases
News
FDA approves sirolimus for rare lung disease
The drug is the first to treat lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare lung disease that affects between two and five out of every million women globally...
Conference Coverage
DDW: Urinary enzymes hint at gastric cancer
Key clinical point: Urinary levels of two metalloproteases were significantly elevated in the urine of patients with gastric cancer, compared with...
News
FDA panel supports approval of combination drug for cystic fibrosis
Conference Coverage
ILC: NAFLD a stealth trigger of hepatocellular carcinoma
Key clinical point: U.S. epidemiologic data link nonalcoholic fatty liver disease to a quarter of hepatocellular carcinoma cases. Major finding:...
Article
Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes requires different approach
Article
How to code for cystic fibrosis–related diabetes
Conference Coverage
AAN: Largest neuroleptic malignant syndrome study finds predictors of poor outcome
Key clinical point: Patients diagnosed with neuroleptic malignant syndrome may be at increased risk of a poor outcome if they are older and have...