Povetacicept, a treatment for autoimmune diseases in the pipeline of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, reduced disease activity in a study with a mouse model of myasthenia gravis (MG) by lowering the levels of disease-causing antibodies in the bloodstream. Researchers also observed that povetacicept outperformed efgartigimod — approved as Vyvgart…
After every major flare of myasthenia gravis (MG), there comes a stretch of time that feels like limbo. I call it the “gray zone” of healing. It’s that place between being actively sick and feeling recovered enough to do my version of normal things, the things I…
You must love yourself to keep a healthy lifestyle. But I don’t exercise enough; in fact, I have 20-pound dumbbells collecting dust in a corner of my small condo here in Manila, the Philippines. I decided to ask my twin, Aaron, about his exercise routine, partly for inspiration. Aaron was…
Treatment with Vyvgart (efgartigimod) eased hard-to-treat symptoms for a trio of women with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who tested negative for three antibodies commonly seen in the disease, according to a case series from China. Per the researchers, “this report describes three patients with triple-[seronegative] gMG successfully treated with efgartigimod,”…
June was an intense month for me. With the rising heat, my muscles are growing weaker, and with a packed work schedule, my mental health is starting to fall apart, too. Recently, I shared a story about an experience that made me realize one of the few benefits myasthenia…
My dad was born 100 years ago June 20. It’s funny that June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month, as he lived the last 10 years of his life with the condition. Before that, Dad spent 40 years in the classroom teaching English. He was born a teacher. His years…
Vor Bio has signed an exclusive license agreement to develop and market Remegen’s telitacicept — a B-cell-targeting candidate for the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG) and other autoimmune diseases driven by self-reactive antibodies — outside of China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Telitacicept has been approved…
Healing doesn’t always look like rest and stillness. Sometimes it looks like kicking your legs with wild abandon in a murky lake while your husband looks on amused, wondering how his 41-year-old wife suddenly turned into a giddy 10-year-old. I’ve always loved the water, and it’s where I’ve felt the…
Athena Sanchez graduates from Northern Arizona University. (Courtesy of Athena Sanchez) This is Athena Sanchez’s story: Living with myasthenia gravis (MG) is like constantly fighting a battle, and my body doesn’t always show up. I was diagnosed when I was just 18, barely out of high…
Jennifer Crow, who lives with MG, says she no longer silences herself. (Courtesy of Jennifer Crow) This is Jennifer Crow’s story: When I was first diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG), I thought having a name for my condition would unlock care and put me on the path to…
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