After holding a GBS Patient Listening session with the FDA in the Summer of 2020, the Foundation has continued to work with key leadership at the FDA to continue bringing the patient voice to their current work. The FDA holds a very special role in the US healthcare system. Their job is to review and…
Read More about GBS|CIDP Foundation International continues to work with FDA on GBS|CIDP patient concernsOn March 1, 2021, we will be launching the Raise Well 31-Day Wellness Challenge, a fundraising and wellness challenge open to everyone and anyone. Our goal is to reach 100 participants! We are encouraging fundraisers from around the globe to raise money for GBS|CIDP research, learn and share wellness tips, all while raising awareness for…
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How will you Show You Care for Rare… this Rare Disease Day? (February 28, 2021) In 2020 the world’s attention turned to public health matters in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, there are still millions in the United States and around the globe living with rare diseases and accompanying life-altering issues that are largely…
Read More about Rare Disease Day 2021The GBS|CIDP Foundation has received many questions about COVID-19 and its relationship to Guillain-Barré syndrome and CIDP.
Read More about COVID-19 Vaccines and the GBS|CIDP CommunityNo instances of CIDP or MMN were seen during clinical trials of the two vaccines. Neither the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nor the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends against administration of the Covid 19 vaccine in patients with CIDP or MMN. One must keep in mind that the Covid Vaccine has…
Read More about Foundation Global Medical Advisory Board statement on COVID vaccines for CIDP and MMN