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Starting a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit isn’t easy, but the National Organization for Rare Disorders gave a few tips for those  looking to begin the complex process in its Feb. 20 webinar.  William Whitman…

An abundance of events are afoot around the world to mark Rare Disease Day 2020 on Feb. 29. The activities are focused on heightening awareness about rare diseases and the hundreds of millions of individuals they are thought to affect. Patients, caregivers, and advocates worldwide will sport denim ribbons…

Removal of lymph nodes in the neck and invasion of neighboring tissues with thyroid cancer cells are risk factors for developing hypoparathyroidism following total thyroidectomy in children, a study reports. The study, “Risks of Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy in Children: A 21-Year Experience in a High-Volume Cancer Center,”…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a vast government bureaucracy, employs about 17,500 people and had a budget of $5.7 billion in 2019. Yet even with its enormous resources, the FDA these days relies more and more on patients to…

The gleaming new Dutch headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), fronting Domenico Scarlattilaan in Amsterdam’s suburban Zuidas business district, finally opened for business last month — just over two years after the European Union decided to relocate the EMA to the Netherlands in the wake of Brexit.

A new questionnaire devised from complaints of patients with hypoparathyroidism may better assess quality of life and the characteristic symptoms of the disorder, according to a study. The study, “The HPQ—Development and First Administration of a Questionnaire for Hypoparathyroid Patients,” was published in the journal JBMR Plus. Among…

People with hypoparathyroidism after surgical removal of the thyroid may develop calcium-alkali syndrome (CAS) — particularly if they are given high doses of vitamin D as a part of post-surgical care, a new study suggests. These findings highlight a need for routine surveillance of calcium levels following thyroid…

People with type 2 diabetes mellitus and muscle pain should have the calcium levels in their blood measured to check for hypoparathyroidism, a case report suggests. The study, “Type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism where poor glycaemic control was associated with low adherence…

People with uncontrolled chronic hypoparathyroidism may more effectively manage their condition by taking oral calcium supplements every other day instead of daily, new research suggests. This finding was reported in “Alternate-day calcium dosing may be an effective treatment option for chronic hypoparathyroidism,” a study published in the…

Hypoparathyroidism may be the underlying cause of movement disorders, such as chorea, that are associated with calcium deposits in the brain, a case study reports. In patients with such motor problems and brain calcifications but no other neurological signs, doctors should strongly consider hypoparathyroidism, the researchers said.