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Understanding Skin Symptoms in Juvenile Dermatomyositis: What Parents Can Learn from Recent Research
Based on a presentation by Grace A. Osborne, MD, PhD, Pediatric Dermatologist, University of Michigan at the January 2026 Cure JM Virtual Summit on JIIM

Descartes‑08: A New CAR‑T Trial for Juvenile Myositis and What Parents Should Know
Based on a presentation by Miloš Miljković, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Cartesian Therapeutics at the January 2026 Cure JM Virtual Summit on JIIM Research

Home IVIG: A Family Perspective
Medically Reviewed by Dawn Wahezi, MD, MS on January 26, 2026. Cure JM shares family experiences to support informed conversations between families and their care teams. Intravenous

Cure JM Virtual Summit on Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies – January 2026
January 15, 2026 In January, the Cure JM Clinical Care Network was pleased to invite juvenile dermatomyositis healthcare professionals to join us virtually for the

December Town Hall – Live from Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, families and supporters joined us for an exciting update on the breakthroughs accelerating JM research and care. Executive Director Jim Minow walked

Cure JM September 2025 – Virtual Summit
Cure JM Virtual Summit on Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies September 25, 2025 In September, the Cure JM Clinical Care Network was pleased to invite juvenile

Breaking New Research: What You Need to Know
In our November Town Hall, “Breaking New Research: What You Need to Know,” leading pediatric rheumatology experts Dr. Susan Kim, Dr. Sara Sabbagh, and Clinical

Recorded Live from the American College of Rheumatology Convergence Conference
The Cure JM Virtual Town Hall streamed live from the American College of Rheumatology Convergence Conference—the largest gathering of rheumatology experts in the world. During

September 2025 Town Hall – TRANSFORMING CARE OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS
Dr. Feldman paints a ”then vs. now”’ picture of progress over the past 35 years, when JM care was fragmented and inconsistent, versus today’s coordinated

From Seed Grant to Scientific Breakthrough: How a Lab-Grown Muscle Could Change the Future of JM Treatment
It started with a small bet on a big idea. A few years ago, Cure JM took a chance, providing seed funding to Dr. Lauren Covert and her team at Duke University. Their goal? To build something no one had seen before: a living, lab-grown replica of human muscle that could mimic the effects of juvenile myositis (JM).
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