One of the biggest lessons that paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) has taught me wasn’t about medicine or lab results. It was about rest. For years, I viewed rest as something you earned. If I finished my work, cleaned the house, ran errands, and took care of everyone else, then…
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Use of the approved injection therapy Empaveli (pegcetacoplan) appears to be effective and generally safe for people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) — especially for patients who, despite treatments, have ongoing destruction of red blood cells, known as hemolysis. Those are the findings of a new analysis from…
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When I was diagnosed with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in 2017, I expected the physical challenges. I knew there would be doctor appointments, medications, blood tests, and uncertainty about the future. What I didn’t expect was how much PNH would affect my self-esteem. Before my diagnosis, I was…
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Treatment with Soliris (eculizumab) appears to help reduce the risk of potentially life-threatening thromboembolic events (TEs), complications caused by clots that disrupt circulation, in people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), but it does not eliminate that risk, according to a post-marketing surveillance study from Japan. Researchers found that…
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