People with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) who have other diseases, or comorbidities, have a worse prognosis and are less likely to go into remission after thymus removal than those without other medical conditions. Those were the findings of a recent study that followed patients for about nine years after…
When I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG), it took me a few months to accept that my body would never be the same again. It took even longer to understand what that really meant. I went through stages of denial, anger, sadness, and every other negative feeling…
Harbour BioMed’s investigational therapy batoclimab (HBM9161) safely and rapidly eases symptoms and lowers the levels of harmful antibodies in adults with moderate-to-severe generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), according to top-line data from a Phase 2 clinical trial in China. “The strong evidence generated from this study is quite exciting…
It’s a lot more difficult agreeing to a scar than receiving one by accident. We often become comfortable with ourselves over time, and not knowing what we will look like post-surgery can be scary. We may worry how the physical changes will impact our lives and our interactions with…
I tend to laugh a lot, which can serve many different functions. A nervous giggle can indicate anxiety, a belly laugh may follow a moment of hilarity, and sometimes laughing is the only way to deal with an overwhelming or uncomfortable situation. My name, Retha, is derived from Margaretha, which…
Women with myasthenia gravis (MG) given standard treatment improve significantly less in both objective and patient-reported outcome measures than do men, a study in Denmark with nearly five years of follow-up data reported. Notably, this sex difference was independent of age, disease duration, simultaneous health conditions (comorbidities), and prior…
Myasthenia gravis (MG) really enjoys hiding from other people. While a droopy eyelid is easy to observe, most of the other symptoms are not noticeable to outsiders. Weakness in the arms, legs, face, and other areas may only be detectable after someone with MG attempts to complete certain tasks.
A very rare case of a myasthenia gravis (MG) crisis caused by the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was described recently by researchers at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. “Although numerous studies have observed the relationship between active COVID infections and MG exacerbations, no known studies or…
My boyfriend, Tom, and I are finally moving back in together after 15 months of being in a long-distance relationship. While that in itself is amazing, it involves one terrible part: the physical act of moving. Although moving is a myasthenic’s nightmare, packing up my whole life again has…
Patient dosing has begun in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of NMD670, an investigational oral therapy by NMD Pharma aiming to improve motor abilities and quality of life for people with myasthenia gravis (MG). “We are pleased to announce the dosing of the first myasthenia gravis patient today…
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