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Eurordis opened a campaign, called Rare 2030 Action, that is seeking to establish a European action plan for rare diseases to ensure that none of the 30 million people in Europe living with rare diseases are left behind by the start of a new decade. As part of…
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Ahead of this year’s Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill, held virtually July 14–22, the EveryLife Foundation will award grants to top advocates of rare disease organizations who participate in the week’s pre-events. The top 50 point-earners will be eligible to win $1,000 to $5,000in grants, totaling up…
Plasmapheresis, or plasma exchange, may be an effective way of managing small cell lung cancer-associated Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) and paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD), combined with peripheral nerve damage, a case report suggests. The simultaneous development of LEMS and PCD is usually associated with small cell lung cancer (SCLC)…
RARE-X, a collaborative platform for patient-controlled data collection, global data sharing and analysis, is partnering with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to advance and support the discovery of new treatments for 9,500 rare diseases, including Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). The collaboration will leverage Broad Institute’s…
As she was breaking down due to her daughter’s health challenges, columnist Lori Dunham receives kind words from a caring nurse.
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Becoming educated and informed about LEMS is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your LEMS journey.
There is no cure for LEMS yet, but there are treatments that can help manage the disease. Learn more about current therapeutic approaches here.
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