Posts by: Alice Melao

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Hypoparathyroidism can trigger serious changes in heartbeat rhythm as a consequence of reduced blood levels of calcium, a case report highlights. The case was described in the study “Ventricular ... Read more

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

Chronic Hypoparathyroidism Linked to Long-term Renal, Cardiovascular Problems, Studies Show

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Chronic hypoparathyroidism is linked to long-term renal and cardiovascular complications, and can have severe implications on patients’ health-related quality of life, according to data from several studies. The data, presented ... Read more

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

Report Describes How Skin Cancer Treatment Resulted in Hypoparathyroidism

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Treatment with an immunotherapy regimen against skin cancer resulted in a rare case of immune-mediated hypoparathyroidism, according to a case report. This rare case was described in a study, “Inflammation-induced ... Read more

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

Ascendis Pharma Seeks FDA Approval for TransCon PTH Phase 2 Trial

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Ascendis Pharma is planning to initiate clinical studies to evaluate the potential of its investigational therapy TransCon PTH in adult patients with hypoparathyroidism. The company has submitted an investigational ... Read more

November 28, 2018April 2, 2019

Entera Bio’s Parathyroid Hormone Therapy Shows Potential in Early Phase 2 Results

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Entera Bio’s investigational parathyroid hormone compound called Oral PTH (1-34) appears to be able to increase calcium levels in patients with hypoparathyroidism, interim results from a Phase 2 trial ... Read more

January 23, 2018January 23, 2019

Hypoparathyroidism May Lead to Rare Neurological Disease, Case Study Suggests

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Hypoparathyroidism may lead to the development of a rare neurological disorder manifesting with seizures, a case study reveals. The study, “A Case of Seizure Revealing Fahr’s Syndrome with Primary ... Read more

January 9, 2018January 10, 2019

Emergency Card Helpful for Hypoparathyroidism Patients During an Acute Crisis, Study Says

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Emergency cards can help ease the diagnosis and treatment of an acute crisis of low or high blood calcium levels among patients with hypoparathyroidism, a study says. As a result, ... Read more