Pre-procedure anxiety is a normal part of the medical process. In fact, up to 80 percent of surgical patients are reported to experience anxiety before operation.

Plasmapheresis is a procedure used to filter out antibodies that are mistakenly attacking the body’s own tissues. Here’s what to know about the ins and outs of the procedure.

Here’s a staggering statistic: only 5 percent of rare diseases have approved treatments. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t extensive work and research being done to find therapies, procedures, and eventually, cures for these conditions.

On September 14, 2018 my healthy seven-month-old baby had her first seizure. It was scary. Really, really scary. It was hard to believe that this was really happening to us. After a lot of tests and tears, it became clear that this was not a one-time seizure.