Tag Archives : Behcet’s
VF Board President Talks About Personal Impact of Vasculitis on Rare Disease Day 2017
VF Board President, Karen Hirsch, appeared on Good Morning Washington, WJLA in Washington D.C. to discuss the importance of raising awareness about all rare diseases on Rare Disease Day 2017. more »
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Introducing Dr. Jennifer Rodrigues – 2016-17 VCRC-VF Fellow
The Vasculitis Foundation welcomes Dr. Jennifer Rodrigues, as our 2016-2017 VCRC-VF Fellow. Dr. Rodrigues completed medical school at the University of Calgary in 2011, her Internal Medicine training at McGill more »
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VF Partners with Northwestern University to Open Vasculitis Program
The Vasculitis Foundation and Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Division of Rheumatology have launched the health system’s first Vasculitis Clinical Research Program. Vasculitis is an immune system disorder that causes destructive inflammation more »
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Breakthrough Therapy for Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation for GENENTECH’S Actemra® (tocilizumab) in Giant Cell Arteritis, A form of vasculitis Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced more »
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Support the VF through the Amazon Smile Program
Just in time for your holiday shopping! AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Vasculitis Foundation every time you shop, at no cost to you. more »
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