IVIG: What Families Need to Know

In this session, learn about IVIG (immunoglobulin therapy administered by vein):

What is IVIG?
When do doctors consider IVIG as a treatment?
What can you and your child expect during an infusion?
What are the tips for the day of the IVIG treatment?
What do you need to know about insurance?

This session features:

Dr. Fatma Dedeoglu of Boston Children’s Hospital
Huub Kreuwel Ph.D., of Octapharma Plasma
Patient advocate Michelle Vogel, of CSI Pharmacy

Cure JM’s 20th Year Opens With the Promise of Four New Research Grants

Research Grants: New Grantees and Exciting Updates From Existing Grant Recipients This year saw a very strong field of grant applications across a variety of

Meet with the Researchers Behind Two New Exciting JM Drugs

Hear directly from the researchers behind two exciting new treatments for juvenile myositis. Learn details of the new treatments and what these drugs could mean for you and your child with JM.

Doctor and young juvenile myositis patient.

What is Juvenile Myositis?

Juvenile myositis, including juvenile dermatomyositis and juvenile polymyositis, is a group of rare and life-threatening autoimmune diseases, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells and tissues.

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IVIG: What Families Need to Know

Cure JM’s 20th Year Opens With the Promise of Four New Research Grants

Meet with the Researchers Behind Two New Exciting JM Drugs

What is Juvenile Myositis?

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