Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is the most common hereditary disorder in adults. It is associated with an increased risk of developing pulmonary emphysema and liver disease, and also skin problems (panniculitis) and vasculitis.
Over the past months, our lives have changed dramatically as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 is caused by the novel virus SARS-CoV-2. As new facts about the…
The allogeneic transplantation of hematopoietic cells (HCT) is a well-established treatment for hematologic diseases that cannot be cured with conventional treatments.The most common life-threatening complication is Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD).
A lung transplant is a surgical procedure to replace a diseased or failing one or both lungs with a healthy lung, usually from a deceased donor. A lung transplant is…
Rabies is a preventable infectious viral disease that is almost always fatal following the onset of clinical symptoms. In up to 99% of cases, domestic dogs are responsible for rabies…
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are mistakenly destroyed by the body’s immune system. T1D seems to have a genetic…