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New Streaming Channel Showcases Rare Disease Films

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of a rare disease film festival originally slated for May, its organizers set out to find a new way to bring the films to an audience.  Co-founders Daniel DeFabio and Bo Bigelow, who are both fathers of children with…

PAH Caused by Undiagnosed Systemic Sclerosis in Case Study

A case report found a patient’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was caused by an undiagnosed case of the autoimmune disorder systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early and thorough diagnostic workups, researchers say. The 77-year-old woman’s PAH was also worsened by other conditions, including lung…