After a century of transfusions, thalassemia patients finally have a pill. For many, this could mean fewer hospital visits, less iron overload, and a better quality of life. #thalassemia #rarediseases ...

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, could also benefit patients with sickle cell anemia in the future. Initial clinical data from an international ...

The blood of a sickle cell patient under a light microscope. The sickling of the otherwise round red blood cells is clearly visible. Sickle cell anemia is the world’s most common genetic disorder. It ...

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, could also benefit patients with sickle cell anemia in the future. Initial clinical data from an international ...

HUTCHMED (China) Limited (NASDAQ: HCM) on Tuesday shared data from the Phase 3 registration part of the ESLIM-02 clinical trial of sovleplenib in adult patients with warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic ...

An anemia drug developed under an alliance between FibroGen and AstraZeneca will continue its commercialization in China ...

Sickle cell anemia is the world's most common genetic disorder. It causes the red blood pigment hemoglobin to crystallize, which results in rigid, malformed red blood cells with a sickle shape. This ...

American patients can now receive the first-ever GLP-1 pill for weight loss from Novo Nordisk, marking a new chapter of obesity treatment in the U.S. The cash prices for the drug, called the Wegovy ...

Over 40% of people taking Xenical achieved a 5% decrease in their starting body weight. Saxenda users achieved a 5% decrease in their body weight in more than 63% of cases. Eating a balanced diet and ...

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. Heavy periods that cause blood loss can lead to iron ...

Ozempic (semaglutide) helps people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar if diet, exercise, and other diabetes medications haven’t worked. If you’ve just gotten a prescription for it, you might ...