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Judge allows one final amendment of class action suit over Fabrazyme prescription drug shortage

PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted a final opportunity to amend a class action complaint, for plaintiffs who claimed significant harm was sustained on behalf of themselves and/or their loved ones, based on a shortage of a pharmaceutical drug named Fabrazyme that began in 2009 and lasted until 2012. ....

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Couple Welcomes Baby Born from Uterus Transplant Outside a Clinical Trial

A couple are now parents to the first baby born from a transplanted uterus outside of a clinical trial after participating in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine's transplant program. ....

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Study Underlines Potential of IL-6 Inhibitors for Polymyalgia Rheumatica

An analysis of Medcare claims data offers clinicians an overview or the effectiveness of sarilumab and tocilizumab in second- and third-line polymyalgia rheumatica treatments relative to conventional immunomodulators, such as methotrexate or azathioprine. ....

Polymyalgia Rheumatica , Jeffrey Curtis , University Of Alabama At Birmingham , Drug Administration , Birmingham Medicine , Clinical Rheumatology , Steroid Refractory Polymyalgia Rheumatica , Published April ,