pediatric crohn’s disease

May 24, 2018May 22, 2018

A Day on the Hill: Putting a Face on IBD Legislation

Columns, Own Your Crohn's - a Column by Tina Aswani Omprakash

As I walked up the steps toward Capitol Hill, the realization finally struck: I was really doing this. I was really lobbying for better healthcare legislation for patients like myself. ... Read more

April 27, 2017

IBD on the Rise in Canadian Children Under 5

The number of children under the age of five who are being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is rising in Canada. MORE: What is pediatric inflammatory bowel ... Read more

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015

Remicade Biosimilar Inflectra Now Registered in Australia for Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis

News

Hospira, Inc. has just announced its leading monoclonal antibody (mAb) biosimilar therapy, Inflectra, is now registered in Australia as a treatment of 8 inflammatory diseases, including: rheumatoid arthritis (RA); psoriatic ... Read more

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015

CCFA Partners with K’NEX for Youth Fundraiser “Be an IBD Superhero” this Fall

News

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), together with construction toy company K’NEX, is set to launch “Be an IBD Superhero” this Fall to help raise funds and public ... Read more

April 17, 2015September 28, 2016

FDA Authorizes Soligenix’s Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Therapy

Crohn's Disease, News

Biopharmaceutical company Soligenix, Inc. recently announced in a news release that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the efficacy ... Read more

March 11, 2015September 28, 2016

Children with Crohn’s Disease Experience Racial Disparities in Healthcare, Study Suggests

Crohn's Disease, News

In a new review entitled “Racial Disparities in Readmission, Complications, and Procedures in Children with Crohn’s Disease” authors describe ethnicity-based decisions in hospital care of children affected by Crohn’s disease. ... Read more