Showing results for "The Recognitions" in Health & Wellness

SOS Kinderdorpen creëert, samen met overlevers van herhaald kinder-en jeugdtrauma, het ‘Stadsjuweel’, een participatief kunstwerk. In het park Square Marguerite Duras, naast de Vismarkt in hartje Brussel, zal dit kunstwerk erkenning geven aan overlevers van kindertrauma.Dit kunstwerk zal bestaan uit honderden kleurrijke kralen die elk een individueel verhaal vertellen met een krachtige boodschap: ‘Wat jij hebt meegemaakt, had nooit mogen gebeuren. Het is niet jouw fout. Je reacties zijn normaal op een abnormale situatie. Samen gaan we strijden zodat dit nooit meer hoeft te gebeuren.’ ...

Faculty experts, Jeanine Jarnes, PharmD, and Chester Whitley, MD, PhD delve into the rare and difficult to diagnose GM2-gangliosidoses Tays-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases. Following a discussion of the etiology and pathophysiology of these diseases, the faculty use real-life cases to illustrate the various phenotypes of these conditions, as well as key presenting signs and symptoms. Diagnostic approaches are discussed, alongside current standards of care, including supportive and palliative treatment options. Drs. Jarnes and Whitley describe key therapeutic approaches under investigation to impro

Cold Agglutinin Disease is a rare, chronic hemolytic disorder, representing approximately 20% of all autoimmune hemolytic anemias. Catherine M. Broome, MD, and Alexander Röth, MD, provide an understanding of the pathogenesis of this disorder caused by cold-reacting IgM autoantibodies and reveal common clinical features. Because of the high mortality rate among those suffering from CAD, it is important to be aware of the diagnostic criteria, as well as the current and novel treatment options, with the goal of increasing hemoglobin levels, avoiding the need for transfusions, and improving ...