Katherine Screws, a Phoenix woman whose small intestine was destroyed in a car crash, waited three years for an intestine transplant while dependent on IV nutrition. She was among just 88 people in the U.S. to receive an intestine transplant last year, illustrating the challenges and complexity of the organ transplant system for rare procedures.
Eli Lilly's mirikizumab (Omvoh) achieved clinical and endoscopic remission rates in children with ulcerative colitis that exceeded historical adult placebo outcomes at week 12 in the SHINE-2 phase 3 study. The positive pediatric data could provide a competitive advantage for the IL-23p19 inhibitor in the inflammatory bowel disease market.
Geraldine Levano, 31, of Houston experienced severe acid reflux during her second pregnancy that doctors dismissed as pregnancy-related. The unbearable symptoms were later diagnosed as stage 3 colon cancer, highlighting the dangers of dismissing persistent or severe symptoms during pregnancy.
