Did you know that July 23 is World Castleman Disease Day? Each year, this day is dedicated to bringing awareness to those who are affected by Castleman disease, including patients, family…
Rare Community Profiles is a Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their families, advocates, scientists, and more.…
Did you know that July 23 is World Castleman Disease Day? Each year, this day is dedicated to bringing awareness to those who are affected by Castleman disease, including patients, family…
An article recently appeared in the AAMC News celebrating the creation of The Children’s National Rare Disease Institute (CNRDI). The article described the long road patients with rare diseases must…
As part of ongoing events surrounding Rare Disease Day, which is officially recognized on the last day of the month of February, Patient Worthy attended sessions of the 8th Annual…
Sometimes it can be difficult to study or learn about rare diseases, especially when there are not many patients. For example, only an estimated 30,000 Americans have Castleman disease. Yet…
According to a story from Yahoo! Finance, EUSA Pharma Limited and BeiGene, Ltd. have recently announced that their Biologics License Application (BLA) has been accepted by the China National Medical…
According to a story from thv11.com, Susan Head of Little Rock, Arkansas is a marine veteran who now faces a new battle: Castleman disease. In the midst of the ongoing…
David Fajgenbaum toes the line between patient and doctor. After growing up with a physician as a father, Fajgenbaum chose to follow in his footsteps. His most important lessons came…
Cytokine storms have been prominent in the news lately due to their role in COVID-19, but researchers have been studying their connection to Castleman disease for a long time. In…
By Jodee Redmond from In The Cloud Copy At one time, hearing a cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence for a young person. The median survival…
10-year-old Joey Koslowski doesn't let the small...err, the big stuff get him down. According to MyCentralJersey, the boy is "the youngest child to have the largest mass in the world" caused…
To celebrate Rare Disease Day and raise awareness for approximately seven thousand rare diseases, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, recently interviewed a person he…
David Fajgenbaum was diagnosed with Castleman disease while he was still a medical student. He was perfectly healthy, but in a few days he had organs failing. He was treated…
Patient Worthy has written extensively about Dr. David Fajgenbaum, who has made it his life's mission to find a cure for Castleman Disease. Dr. Fajgenbaum is not only diagnosed with…
According to a story from the Philly Voice, it has been nearly nine years since Dr. David Fajgenbaum was first diagnosed with idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease. This immune system disorder…
"Beating Castleman's, Together" This unique event allows for patients and families affected by Castleman disease to converge and learn more about the latest research and treatment information related to this…
According to a story from today.com, Dr. David Fajgenbaum was first diagnosed with Castleman disease in 2010. His first encounter with the illness was terrifying. He was confined to the…
Just a few days after her wedding, when most people are on their honeymoon, Morgan Alamo was told that she may have cancer. Who would have thought that the wedding…
What would you do if you had a disease so rare that you went weeks or months without a diagnosis? What would you do if after your diagnosis, you told…
It is hard to study rare diseases because there are so few people with them. Patients are scattered all over the world. Many are children. Many cannot travel. How to make…
There is good news for the Castleman disease community: a new drug called SYLVANT (siltuximab) has recently been approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration. If you aren't…
The Castleman Disease Collaborative Network is hosting a gala next month to raise money to continue to research the causes of Castleman Disease and find the cure. Castleman is as…
His name is David Fajgenbaum. Although he is now a medical professor, his own journey with health and wellness has been a tumultuous one. His story starts with his time…
Dr. David Fajgenbaum was read his last rites- but he did not die, instead he turned the rare disease research model around. He is now working to expand the model…
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