The Rise of Metabolic Syndrome: A Cause for Concern
An abundance of food and low activity levels have resulted in an increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome that causes serious health risks.
Gene Therapy for Hemoglobinopathies
New clinical studies show gene therapy may offer a cure for these chronic and expensive diseases in five to 10 years.
Live Donor Organ Transplant: A Patient’s Perspective
A chance meeting with a classmate suffering from kidney disease started a chain of events that set Eldonna on her path to become a living organ donor.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Complication of COVID-19
Much remains to be learned about this new condition affecting a growing number of children. However, it is hoped with increased vaccination and fewer cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, case numbers of MIS-C will also go down.
Hemophilia Gene Therapy: Cures May Finally Be at Hand
The decades-old dream is to correct the factor deficiency through a single infusion of a hemophilia gene therapy that produces steady high protective levels of FVIII or FIX.
Influenza: A Physician’s Perspective — Andrew C. Eisenberg
A medical advisor for Families Fighting Flu since October 2007 discusses what drives him to promote influenza awareness and prevention.
Influenza: A Patient’s Perspective — Jewel Rogers
A patient shares her life-threatening influenza illness.
Tackling Sepsis in Hospitals
By raising awareness and developing tools to detect sepsis earlier, healthcare organizations save lives from this often-deadly infection.
Sepsis: A Physician’s Perspective — Rahul Kashyap
A physician specializing in sepsis discusses diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of the disease.
Sepsis: A Patient’s Perspective — Melissa DuBay
A patient shares her story about getting diagnosed with sepsis.