by CheckRare Staff | Jun 1, 2024
Henry Kaminski, MD, Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University describes the early symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG). MG is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness of the skeletal muscles. Common symptoms...
by CheckRare Staff | May 10, 2024
Katie Abouzahr, MD, Vice President, Autoantibody Portfolio and Maternal Fetal Disease Area Leader at Johnson & Johnson, discusses nipocalimab for the treatment of myasthenia gravis and other autoantibody diseases. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic...
by CheckRare Staff | Feb 26, 2024
Tyler Sandahl, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist at the Mayo Clinic, discusses the use of tocilizumab in multiple myeloma patients. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that occurs due to abnormal, uncontrolled growth of plasma cells in the bone marrow. The most...
by CheckRare Staff | Feb 23, 2024
February 29 Is Rare Disease Day! Rare Disease Day, observed on the last day of February every year, is a reminder of the challenges faced by those living with a rare disease. Established in 2008 by EURORDIS (The European Organisation for Rare Diseases),...
by CheckRare Staff | Feb 21, 2024
Davide Martino, MD, McMaster University Department of Medicine, discusses the BASIS clinical trial, a phase 3 study testing marstacimab in patients with hemophilia without inhibitors. Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that slows the blood clotting...