At least half of all Americans have a genetic mutation that makes the cells lining their gut more vulnerable to damage. So why doesn't half of America have Crohn's disease?   Researchers at NYU Langone, funded in part by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, sought to answer this ques...

If you asked me when I was a 20-year-old college student where I’d see myself years down the road, I never would have thought I’d be a caregiver for someone with a chronic disease. When I was a junior in college, I met a guy. He knocked on the door to my apartment on move in day and ask...

Today is National Wear Red Day, which helps bring awareness to heart disease, and the start of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. Now, when you think of Crohn’s disease, you don’t typically think of heart disease also. But I have experienced both. I was born with a congenital hear...

Each of us encounters defining moments in our lives. Moments that fundamentally shape who we are, moments that reveal our true selves. I’m convinced that our deepest selves are never fully unmasked until we are faced with moments that rattle us to our core. Moments that challenge us to ...