New Chief Takes the Helm at the Life Raft Group as GIST Research Continues to Expand
The Life Raft Group, which advocates for people with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), has a new executive director: Sara Rothschild.
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Using Deep Learning to Predict Risk in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Deep learning is now used to detect disease or abnormalities from x-ray images and classify them into several disease types or severities in radiology.
New Advances in the Radiomics of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
It has been shown that radiomic features may be useful for predicting patient survival, treatment response, and metastatic potential of tumors.
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Israel Emerges as Global Powerhouse in Rare Disease Research
When it comes to rare disorders, Israel—a New Jersey-sized nation of 9.3 million that’s made headlines this year for its highly successful coronavirus vaccination campaign—is clearly an emerging powerhouse.
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NORD Recognizes Progress in Fight Against Rare Disease With 2021 Rare Impact Awards
Under COVID-19’s lingering shadow, the National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) has presented its 2021 Rare Impact Awards to 24 pharmaceutical firms, researchers, politicians, and nonprofit groups for their efforts over the past year on behalf of patients with such illnesses.
Long-Term GIST Survivors Share Their Stories to Help Improve Patient Care
Colorado dentist John Abrams had to give up his career because of severe hand cramping — a side effect of the medication he took to control his gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Monica Anderson, a dental surgeon from Texas, got food poisoning in 2012 after going out with her friends to celebrate a new job. While…
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FDA, CDC Urge COVID-19 Vaccines for Rare Disease Patients on NORD Webinar
As the super-contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, driving up infection rates as well as deaths, top US health officials are urging everyone 12 and older—including the country’s 30 million or so rare disease patients—to get vaccinated quickly.
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