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Venous thrombosis occurred in 53 patients, with a 1-year cumulative incidence of 2.6% and a 5-year cumulative incidence of 8.6%. Researchers found that promptly controlling immune thrombocytopenia ...

The updated AABB/ICTMG guideline hopes to decrease excessive platelet transfusions. The adoption of an updated, more restrictive 2025 Association for the Advancement ...

HDFN can cause adverse outcomes both prenatally and postnatally. Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) can be associated with both severe pre- and postnatal outcomes, according to a study ...

New research suggests that caffeine could help treat fatigue, among the most troubling symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). According to the results of a small study published in the February 2026 ...

Notably, the CRL did not identify safety or efficacy concerns. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter (CRL) for ...

Multivariate analysis revealed several factors that affected overall survival, including a diagnosis of NF1, evidence of metastasis at diagnosis, the maximum diameter of the primary tumor at diagnosis ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells based on the proximal region of mesothelin completely eradicated CCA tumors in 3 different mouse models. Mesothelin, a tumor differentiation antigen that is ...

Unexplained anemia and hyperbilirubinemia in a patient with syncope prompted further evaluation, leading to the diagnosis of warm AIHA associated with RSV infection. A young woman presenting to the ...

Life expectancy in DMD has improved over time. Previous estimates pointed to a life expectancy of 25 years, with more recent data reporting a life expectancy of 31.7 years (95% CI, 27.4-36.0). 3,4 A ...

Between 2001 to 2011, annual age-adjusted incidence increased from 0.55/100,000 to 0.78/100,000, demonstrating an increasing trend with age. Incidence peaks in individuals over 70 years of age ...

At present, no validated tools or scoring systems have been developed to predict prognosis or clinical course of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Several potential prognostic risk factors that ...