Norfolk woman advocates for earlier diagnosis after years-long battle with rare autoimmune disease

Kaniah Gunter said it took years to get diagnosed with dermatomyositis. Now, she’s helping other people recognize the ...
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Yale researcher studies overlooked antibodies in rare muscle disease

Myasthenia gravis is a rare chronic condition that affects an estimated 150 to 200 out of every million people globally.
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2025 Nobel Prize in medicine goes to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for immune system discoveries

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.71. Three scientists who helped uncover how our body keeps our immune system ...
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From dive trips to a transplant: One woman’s battle with a rare autoimmune liver disease

Unbearable itching, crushing fatigue and years on “standby” waiting for a liver transplant became this 43-year-old divemaster ...
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Montrose group raises awareness of rare autoimmune disease

Diane Varlesi was diagnosed with an unfamiliar disease over three decades ago, but she still recalls every moment of the process.
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EMA Backs Amgen Drug For Rare Autoimmune Disorder

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended extending the therapeutic indication of Amgen Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMGN) Uplizna (inebilizumab) to include the ...
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GoFundMe supporting family dealing with son’s rare autoimmune disease

LOWELL — On the outside Jack Linehan appears to be like any other kid his age. Up until two years ago, the nine-year-old with long, dirty blonde locks who often sports backwards baseball caps was the ...

FDA proposes to withdraw Amgen's drug for rare autoimmune diseases over effectiveness

April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has proposed withdrawing approval of Amgen's drug for rare autoimmune diseases, citing a ...
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Woman, 24, Reveals Common Symptom That Led to 'Incurable' Diagnosis: 'Trapped in My Own Body' (Exclusive)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jennifer Broyden after sun exposure. Jennifer Broyden was diagnosed with dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes ...
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FDA proposes to withdraw Amgen's rare autoimmune disease drug

April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug ‌Administration's Center for Drug ‌Evaluation and Research on Monday proposed withdrawing approval of Amgen's drug for a group of rare autoimmune diseases, ...