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What is gene therapy?

Mar 9, 2021 • 2 comments

What does gene therapy entail?DefinitionGene therapy was initially conceived as a therapeutic approach for monogenic diseases* by delivering a "healthy" gene to the cells capable of replacing the...

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Crohn's disease
Ulcerative colitis

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: Diagnostic tests and biomarkers to monitor

Mar 8, 2021

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis both fall under the umbrella term of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They are two disorders that progress in the form...

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Endometriosis

Endometriosis: Everything you need to know!

Mar 6, 2021

What is endometriosis?Endometriosis is a gynecological condition characterized by the abnormal presence of endometrial tissue (or uterine tissue) outside the uterine cavity. This tissue follows the...

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Bariatric surgery
Obesity

Obesity: What surgical treatments are available?

Mar 4, 2021

Surgical solutions in the care for obesity Different surgical procedures are possible and each are considered according to the individual. Sleeve gastrectomy: Also called vertical sleeve gastrectomy,...

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Colorectal cancer

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Let's shine a light on colorectal cancer!

Mar 2, 2021 • 1 comment

Colorectal cancer in a few figuresColorectal cancer, sometimes also called colon cancer, includes cancers of the colon and rectum. Between 60 and 80% of colorectal cancers develop from benign tumors:...

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Castleman disease

Castleman disease in children

Mar 1, 2021

What are the symptoms and treatments for Castleman disease in children? Castleman disease is rare, and even more so in children. When it is pediatric (when it appears in childhood), the...

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Rare diseases

Rare Disease Day: Isolation and psychological impact, let's talk about it!

Feb 28, 2021

Rare diseases: diverse and complex pathologiesFor a condition to be classified as a rare disease, it must affect less than one person in 2,000. These diseases will affect the patient's life in a...

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Cushing syndrome

Cushing's syndrome: A long and difficult care journey

Feb 27, 2021 • 1 comment

First, can you tell us a little more about yourself?I could start like one of my favorite songs: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Sandrine, I would like to make a success of my life and to be...

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Working with a chronic illness: Carenity members share their experience!

Feb 25, 2021 • 3 Likes • 8 comments

856 Carenity members responded to our surveyWe conducted a survey from February 10th to 22nd, 2021 in which 856 Carenity members in the US, the UK and France participated. We asked them questions...

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COVID-19 vaccination: "I would do it again any time"

Feb 24, 2021

Hello Biggi1964, first of all, thank you for agreeing to share your experience with us.Could you first tell us a bit more about yourself?I am 56 years old and was born with hip dysplasia (a...

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Long COVID

Long COVID and post-traumatic stress: Everything you need to know!

Feb 23, 2021

Post-traumatic stress: definition, symptoms and causesPost-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can impact an individual's life from a social, physical or psychological point of view. It often occurs...

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Cancer

The History of Cancer: Everything there is to know!

Feb 22, 2021

Where does the name "cancer" come from?The word "cancer" is a Latin word meaning "crab". Hippocrates (460-377 BCE) was the first to compare cancer to a crab, using an analogy to described the...

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