Acromegaly and the Dentist

  Susan Samson, MD, PhD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville FL talks about the need to educate dentists about acromegaly.   Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder in which the body secretes too much growth hormone in adulthood, usually as a result of a pituitary...

Overview of Phenylketonuria (PKU)

  Matthew Klein, MD, MS, FACS, Chief Development Officer at PTC Therapeutics, provides an overview of phenylketonuria (PKU). As Dr. Klein explains, PKU is a rare genetic metabolic disorder caused by a defect in the gene involved in the production of phenylalanine...

Compounding Vs. FDA Approved Medications

  Salvatore Dileo, RPh, Director of Pharmacy, Westmed Medical Group in New York, discusses the differences between compounded medications versus FDA-approved drugs. Compounded drugs can serve an important medical need for patients, but they do not have the same...

Advice to Newly Diagnosed Myasthenia Gravis Patients 

  Samantha Masterson, CEO and President of Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA), gives advice to newly diagnosed myasthenia gravis patients. Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness of the skeletal...

New ERT for Pompe Disease As Effective as Older ERT

  Priya Kishnani, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the Duke University School of Medicine, discusses the latest results from the COMET study assessing the efficacy of a new enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to treat late-onset Pompe disease. Pompe disease is a...