Vanquishing a Villain (IMAGE)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Vanquishing a Villain

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A laboratory technician at Cincinnati Children's conducts immunology testing for the severe childhood immune disorder HLH (hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis), which damages vital organs and tissues. Researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine treating patients with a new drug that saved kid's lives with less toxicity and fewer side effects. Doctors hope the treatment will help dent HLH's high mortality rate.

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