by Madaline Spencer | Apr 7, 2025
A recent study identified three clinical subgroups of patients with anti-SRP immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (anti-SRP IMNM). Anti-SRP IMNM is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness and necrosis in the proximal muscles. The exact cause of...
by Madaline Spencer | Apr 4, 2025
A recent study evaluated outcomes of intraocular lens exchange surgery for late decentration in patients with dead bag syndrome. Dead bag syndrome is a rare ophthalmological condition characterized by intraocular lens dislocation. It typically occurs as a result of...
by Madaline Spencer | Apr 3, 2025
Recent data details the results of treatment with botulinum toxin versus strabismus surgery for acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE). AACE is a rare, distinct subtype of esotropia. It is characterized by sudden onset of simultaneous esotropia, where the eyes...
by Madaline Spencer | Apr 2, 2025
Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, discusses results from the phase 1/2 EXPLORE44 clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD affects the muscles,...
by Madaline Spencer | Apr 1, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia (fitusiran) for the treatment of hemophilia A and B with or without inhibitors. Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot normally. People with the condition will...
