As news of COVID-19 emerges and changes by the hour, all of us want to stay informed and take actions to protect ourselves and our families. The CDC warns that older adults and people with underlying medical conditions may be at a higher risk of getting sick from the novel coronavirus. ...

My name’s Rick Folbaum. I’m a dad, TV news anchor, and Crohn’s patient. I’m also a coronavirus survivor. Like you, I’d been following the coronavirus headlines, watching and worrying as it swept through China, Iran, Italy, and then Washington State. In my case, I had...

When Christopher Columbus first sighted land in October 1492, he thought he had reached Japan. That’s how bad his map was.  In medicine, we rely increasingly on biomarkers (indicators of disease) to ”map” our health, disease risks, disease conditions, and responses to treatment. S...

We understand that there’s a lot of information in the news about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and you may be concerned. The Foundation is here to help you make sense of the information and take the precautions recommended by the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention (CDC). Jump to...

March 23, 2010 was a memorable day for me. I was working for a U.S. Senator who played a key role in shepherding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through Congress. I had spent the months prior organizing healthcare town halls and visiting hospitals discussing the issues plaguing our health...

Casey Jean Silvernale was diagnosed at age 11 with Crohn’s disease. Now, more than a dozen years later, she’s working as a clinical research coordinator in the Center for Neurointestinal Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and studying for her MCATS (the admissions test for medical...

Although the main purpose of IBD Innovate 2019 was to showcase new IBD products, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation also wanted to make sure researchers and developers were up-to-date about current developments in data exchange research platforms. Having data exchange platforms openly...

The following are two patient stories that were recently presented at the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's second annual IBD Innovate Conference. They demonstrate how patients are taking active roles in creating new products to help IBD patients. Crohn’s patient Slawa Madelska and Dr...

At the end of 2019, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation convened the second annual IBD Innovate, our unique showcase and networking event for innovators working in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) space.    By bringing together developers engaged in the creation of new a...

Living with a chronic illness, like Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, can affect not only your physical health but also your mental health and emotional well-being. In fact, the rate of anxiety and depression among IBD patients is two to three times higher than that of the general ...