May 16th is celebrated annually as Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Awareness Day. The event was established with the goal of spreading awareness about this rare condition among both the general public…
The European Commission has just granted their approval to Pharming for an extended indication of RUCONEST (conestat alfa) for Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). This extension allows the therapy to be utilized for…
Speakers: Jason Meyer, Living with HAE & Raffi Tachdijan Join this live presentation featuring a physician who treats HAE and an HAE patient advocate. You will also have the opportunity…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare condition in which a person has swelling beneath their skin (which can occur in any part…
HAE is not my story. But it’s definitely part of my story. Looking back, I realize that my late childhood and early teen years held some occasional, unexplained swelling events that…
Speakers: Cheryl French, Living with HAE & John Anderson Join this live presentation featuring a physician who treats HAE and an HAE patient advocate. You will also have the opportunity…
Speakers: Zahra Khan, Living with HAE & Autumn Burnette Join this live presentation featuring a physician who treats HAE and an HAE patient advocate. You will also have the opportunity…
Hereditary Angioedema Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disease which causes swelling episodes throughout the body, including the airways, gastrointestinal system, and extremities. Most commonly, HAE is caused by a…
Speaker: Machelle Pecoraro, Living with HAE & Marc Riedl Join this live presentation featuring a physician who treats HAE and an HAE patient advocate. You will also have the opportunity…
Speaker: Shari Sharr, Living with HAE & Doug Johnston Join this live presentation featuring a physician who treats HAE and an HAE patient advocate. You will also have the opportunity…
Teresa Scruton is not a physican nor a nutritionist but she has been a person with hereditary angioedema (HAE) as well as a researcher for many years. Below she shares…
Hereditary Angiodema Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disease typically caused by a SERPING1 gene mutation. This protein is responsible for coding for the protein C1-INH. With improper levels of…
According to a story from Angioedema News, a recent study discusses a genetic procedure called allelic discrimination as a method for diagnosing hereditary angioedema. The study concluded that this method…
About HAE Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disease that is caused by the deficiency or reduction of a protein called C1-INH in the body. When this protein is not present,…
By: Teresa Scruton Hereditary Angiodema Abdominal Attacks There are 3 types of Hereditary Angiodema (HAE) abdominal attacks: Lower abdominal - swelling in wall of colon (large bowel), that causes the…
According to a story from Angioedema News, the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has officially recommended the drug lanadelumab (marketed as Takhzyro) for coverage under the…
According to a story from Angioedema News, a recent study demonstrated the effectiveness of the medication Haegarda in reducing the number of swelling attacks experienced by hereditary angioedema patients. Preventative…
According to a story from Angioedema News, a recent study has found that the drug icatibant (marketed as Firazyr) can safely treat older patients with hereditary angioedema, a rare condition…
According to a story from Angioedema News, the results of a recent study have led authors to conclude that genetic testing can be useful for the diagnosis of hereditary angioedema…
As my children are getting older they seem to create elaborate stories of why they didn’t clean up their room or complete any other task on their to-do list. I’ve…
Thursday May 16th is HAE Day, when we observes the hopes, struggles, and resilience of the Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) patient community! What is HAE? “Angio” means pertaining to blood vessels, and…
Loukisha shares her journey with hereditary angioedma (HAE). Living with a rare disease you'll experience highs and lows. Unfortunately the moments of struggle are unavoidable; all you can do is…
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare condition which causes severe swelling in various areas of the body. Takhzyro has been approved as a treatment for this disease. The drug was created…
There's some good news for the hereditary angioedema patient community this week! Shire, a global biotechnology company focused on rare diseases, announced in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) publication…
The 2018 HAE Global Conference "Take control of your HAE" #haeGC18 The event will be an opportunity for caregivers, researchers, scientists, and the international hereditary angiodema patient community to converge…
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