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StatParents of Boy with Rare Disease Report Reduced Suctioning Needs After NIH Treatment
Jessica Gonzalez realized an hour had passed without suctioning her son Joshua Jacob Gonzalez’s mouth and he was breathing normally, weeks after treatment at the National Institutes of Health. For his first two years, Javier and Jessica Gonzalez had suctioned saliva from the back…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewWoman with Rare Combination of Three Autoimmune Diseases Reports No Symptoms After Engineered Immune Cell Treatment
A woman diagnosed with an ultra-rare combination of three autoimmune diseases received a single dose of engineered immune cells. She has experienced no symptoms since the treatment. The case was reported in a medical journal.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewTeen Football Player's Persistent Headache Diagnosed and Treated After Year of Symptoms
Jack Alston, a 14-year-old from Kentucky, developed a persistent headache following two concussions during middle school football practices in 2024. After unsuccessful treatments from various specialists, he received a diagnosis of persistent post-traumatic headache at the Clevel…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewPost-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Affects Many Women After Breast Cancer Surgery
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) occurs in a significant number of women following mastectomies for breast cancer treatment or prevention. The condition involves chronic pain that can last years and is often inconsistently diagnosed and treated. A review by KFF Health News fo…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewWoman with Three Autoimmune Diseases Achieves Remission After CAR-T Cell Therapy in Germany
A 47-year-old woman with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenia, and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome received CAR-T cell therapy at University Hospital Erlangen in Germany last year. The treatment, which targets CD19 on B-cells, led to remission within wee…