Pandemic Won’t Stop Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28
Feb 10, 2021 07:00 am | Mary Chapman
Scores of virtual events are afoot around the world to mark Rare Disease Day 2021 on Feb. 28. The activities are focused on heightening awareness about rare diseases and the hundreds of millions of individuals they are thought to affect. Patients, caregivers, and advocates worldwide will sport denim ribbons and zebra stripes, paint their faces, […]
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Electromed has resumed a study seeking to assess the effects of SmartVest, an inflatable vest that can be used to deliver high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy, on the quality of life of patients with bronchiectasis. The study (NCT04271969) was paused last year due to safety concerns posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, according to […]
Scores of virtual events are afoot around the world to mark Rare Disease Day 2021 on Feb. 28. The activities are focused on heightening awareness about rare diseases and the hundreds of millions of individuals they are thought to affect. Patients, caregivers, and advocates worldwide will sport denim ribbons and zebra stripes, paint their faces, […]
Early identification and prompt treatment of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis — a lung infection caused by fungi belonging to the Aspergillus genus — are needed to improve outcomes for people with pulmonary disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), a Japanese study reported. The study, “New/Different Look at the Presence of Aspergillus in Mycobacterial Pulmonary Diseases. Long-Term […]
