EFFICACY, SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF A NEW 10% INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCIES

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of a New 10% Intravenous Immunoglobulin for the Treatment of Primary Immunodeficiencies

We report here the results of a whole wheat phyllo dough phase 3 study to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of GC5107, a new 10% liquid intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in preventing serious bacterial infections in patients with primary immunodeficiency (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02783482).Over a 12-month study period, 49 patients aged 3

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Taxonomic revision of the threatened African genus Pseudohydrosme Engl. (Araceae), with P. ebo, a new, critically endangered species from Ebo, Cameroon

This is the first revision in more than 100 years of the African genus Pseudohydrosme, formerly considered endemic to Gabon.Closely related to Anchomanes, Pseudohydrosme is distinct from Anchomanes because of its 2-3-locular ovary (vs.unilocular), peduncle concealed by cataphylls at anthesis and far shorter than the spathe (vs.exposed, far exceedin

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Investigation of Geographic and Macrolevel Variations in LGBTQ Patient Experiences: Longitudinal Social Media Analysis

BackgroundDiscrimination in the health care system contributes to worse health outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients.ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to examine disparities in patient experience among LGBTQ persons using social media data.MethodsWe collected patient experience data from Twitter from Februar

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