The approved immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatment Doptelet (avatrombopag) may be able to be repurposed to treat certain bone diseases, according to a new…
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People with von Willebrand disease (VWD) or hemophilia A are more likely to experience serious bleeding in the first month after a kidney transplant, a…
Recognizing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in a woman with lupus and starting combined treatment — Cablivi (caplacizumab) on top of plasma exchange, corticosteroids,…
Use of the experimental cell therapy QT-019B showed promise for people with treatment-resistant immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in early clinical testing, restoring platelet counts —…
Doctors successfully treated a large and painful muscle bleed in a 32-year-old woman with von Willebrand disease (VWD) using a minimally invasive approach: a…
The cases of adult siblings in Israel, both diagnosed with infantile-onset acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) as children, led to the discovery of a…
Electrical stimulation of nerves that control automatic bodily functions, administered twice daily through a device worn over the ear, may help control heavy menstrual bleeding…
Most people with the rare blood disorder immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) recover well after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and treatment with…
Scientists in China have discovered that the proteins RNF5 and DNAJC21 — the latter encoded by the DNAJC21 gene — may be useful targets for…
A woman with the rare blood disorder congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) safely underwent hip replacement surgery while being treated with Adzynma (ADAMTS13…
