Education Campaign for Thyroid Eye Disease

Margarita Ochoa-Maya, MD, Medical Director of the Rare Disease Business Unit at Amgen, discusses the TEDucation campaign for thyroid eye disease (TED).     TED is a rare autoimmune disease that can dramatically impact a person’s vision. The condition often...

FDA Approves Updated REMS for IgA Nephropathy Treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the updated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Filspari (sparsentan) for the treatment of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). IgAN is a rare disorder that occurs when IgA accumulates in the kidneys. In the...

Mental Health in Patients With Acromegaly

Lori Bulpett, Manager of Patient Advocacy at Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, discusses mental health in patients with acromegaly.     Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that results from the overproduction of growth hormone in the pituitary gland. It is most...