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Study looks at impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children
Major reallocation of health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic meant that elective surgery in children with ...
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A case of familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 masquerading as Cushing syndrome: Explaining an atypical phenotype by whole-exome sequencing
familial (congenital) partial lipodystrophy, and acquired partial lipodystrophy. Dunnigan’s syndrome is the most common type of familial partial lipodystrophies (FPLD2), holding an autosomal dominant ...
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New Formulation of Tesamorelin Approved for HIV-Related Lipodystrophy
for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected adult patients with lipodystrophy. Each single-patient-use vial of Egrifta WR contains tesamorelin 11.6mg (equivalent to approximately 11 ...
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Theratechnologies Receives FDA Approval for EGRIFTA WR™ (Tesamorelin F8) to Treat Excess Visceral Abdominal Fat in Adults with HIV and Lipodystrophy
more convenient version of tesamorelin for injection to help people with HIV and their healthcare providers more effectively manage comorbidities like lipodystrophy, which today often presents as ...
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60 genes implicated in congenital heart disease, including some that also contribute to related disorders such as autism
Citation: 60 genes implicated in congenital heart disease, including some that also contribute to related disorders such as autism (2025, March 25) retrieved 13 April 2025 from https ...
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Theratechnologies Receives FDA Approval for EGRIFTA WR™ (Tesamorelin F8) to Treat Excess Visceral Abdominal Fat in Adults with HIV and Lipodystrophy
MONTREAL, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. (“Theratechnologies” or the “Company”) (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that ...
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Risk of Cancer in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease and Their Mothers: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Assessment of evidence on reported non-genetic risk factors of congenital heart defects: the updated umbrella review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22:371. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04600-7 ...
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
What is congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)? The diaphragm is a thin sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdominal cavity. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurs when there is an ...
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The first lipodystrophy treatment for European patients
and as a replacement lipodystrophy (LD) therapy for patients with confirmed congenital generalised and confirmed familiar partial LD (Berardinelli-Seip syndrome). It has also been authorised for ...