The Evolution of Medical Aid in Dying
The right-to-die movement advocating the passage of state legislation to allow medical aid in dying is gaining momentum.
Myths and Facts: Cataracts
Debunking some of the misconceptions about the world’s leading cause of blindness could help many people get the treatment they need.
Are Drugs Really Overpriced?
Pricing of drugs is far more complex than the big, bad pharma price-gouging narrative.
Gene Therapy for Hemophilia: Edging Closer to Reality
Potentially curative gene therapy is in the works for hemophilia.
Update on Diabetes
For the many different types of diabetes, there are no cures yet, but a host of successful treatments available, with myriad more being studied.
Growing Old with HIV
Private and public healthcare challenges grow as an aging population grapples with the ramifications of increasing numbers of HIV-positive senior citizens.
Replacement Therapy for Hereditary Angioedema: Innovations Define a New Standard of Care
Hereditary angioedema is a rare genetic disease for which replacement therapy provides safe and highly effective treatment.
Expanding Uses of IVIG
Researchers are taking a closer look at intravenous immune globulin for its potential to stop the progression of multiple complex conditions from lupus to multiple sclerosis.
Flublok: A Potent New Weapon Against the Shape-Shifting Influenza Virus
The best defense against influenza remains annual immunization against emergent influenza strains.
Update on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
This disease is caused by multiple factors, most prominently other health conditions. And, while it is incurable, symptoms can be eased with treatment.
