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My Feature for Clinical Trial Awareness with Parexel

My Feature for Clinical Trial Awareness with Parexel

Honored to represent the clinical trial community within the Crohn’s Disease space for Parexel! Clinical trials are an important way for new medications to be tested and approved for use to provide quality of life, hope and happiness to those who suffer from...
The Top 10 IBD Blogs to Follow in 2019

The Top 10 IBD Blogs to Follow in 2019

Discussing bowel movements is undoubtedly a taboo subject for many people, which has helped a stigma form around Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). For people living with IBD, most commonly in the form of Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis, ‘embarrassment’, ‘shame’,...
The Value of Awareness & Advocacy During the Holidays

The Value of Awareness & Advocacy During the Holidays

The holiday season is a wonderful time to celebrate all the blessings in our lives. It is a time to reflect on a year that has passed and our resolutions for the upcoming new year. But it is also a time that can be difficult for many of us with chronic illnesses, such...
6 Myths About IBD in Minority Patients, Busted

6 Myths About IBD in Minority Patients, Busted

Here are the most common misconceptions surrounding Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis in minority populations. By Brianna Majsiak Last week, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation brought patients and advocates together to bring attention to the need for diversity...
Caregivers: The Greatest Blessing of All

Caregivers: The Greatest Blessing of All

As we wrap up Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week, I reflect on the greatest blessing of all in my IBD journey: my caregivers, my dear mother and husband. From the constant rides into the city for doctors’ visits to packing wounds and changing PICC line dressings...