I’m often asked by fellow hypoparathyroidism patients how they can get an at-home calcium tester, and I’ve always had to explain that there wasn’t an option — until now. Finally, one is in development! Saturday is Rare Disease Day, and I wrote last year’s Rare Disease Day column…
A 27-year-old woman’s “silent” calcium deficiency due to hypoparathyroidism during pregnancy led to the surprise diagnosis of DiGeorge syndrome, a genetic disorder that had gone undetected for nearly three decades. Despite having no physical symptoms of low calcium, the woman’s persistent blood test results allowed doctors to catch the…
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“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” — a popular saying often attributed to John Wayne Red lanterns shimmer above bustling Chinatown streets, their light flickering against a sea of red envelopes and golden paper dragons. The Chinese Lunar New Year began Feb. 17, symbolizing the…
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It’s 4:30 a.m. and I’m staring at the wall, willing my brain and body to go back to sleep. I can’t tell what awakened me — a sound outside, a bad dream, the insistent pain in my hip and shoulder — but it doesn’t matter. With a sigh, I reach…
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