Hetrombopag appears to be a safe and effective option for treating children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), with better outcomes linked to younger age and newly diagnosed…
Immune thrombocytopenia
Living with rare and chronic illnesses is one of the hardest things I’ve ever dealt with. Because I have five different diseases, it can be…
Adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) may be at risk of developing blood clots, and prompt control of the disease may help anticoagulation (blood thinners)…
Living with a rare disease often means feeling unseen and alone, even when surrounded by supportive family, friends, and a medical team. While they certainly…
High levels of anxiety and alexithymia, or difficulty in recognizing and expressing emotions, are associated with significantly poorer quality of life in people with primary…
A combination of the medicines eltrombopag and cyclosporine A may be effective for controlling immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) that doesn’t respond well to initial treatment…
“How are you feeling?” Who knew a simple, well-intentioned question could stir up so many emotions? I hear it several times a week, and it…
Lipid, or fat, metabolism is altered in people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), resulting in distinct metabolic signatures that could help distinguish ITP patients from healthy…
The size of platelets, the cell fragments that help blood clot, and the levels of certain immune cells in the body may help predict the…
The approved immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatment Doptelet (avatrombopag) may be able to be repurposed to treat certain bone diseases, according to a new…
