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Stay up-to-date with the most current news and information about the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, as well as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Forty-Eight National Health Organizations Urge Congress to Provide Funding for COVID-19 Education for Chronic Illness Communities

NEW YORK, NY – Today, 48 national health organizations sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to fund critical education about COVID-19 and cancelled research activities as a result of the pandemic.

April 16, 2020

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Welcomes New National Trustees

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (the Foundation) is pleased to announce five new members of its National Board of Trustees, which oversees the management of the organization’s policies, practices, principles, affairs, funds, and property.

April 9, 2020

5 Major Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Treatment

Breakthrough research from the 2020 Crohn’s & Colitis Congress®, a meeting to transform IBD care.

January 23, 2020

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Selected for FDA MyStudies App Project

NEW YORK, NY – The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation announced today that it was selected as one of two patient organizations to participate in an U.S.

September 27, 2019

New England Chapter Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Support for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

NEEDHAM, Mass.,Aug. 28, 2019/PRNewswire/ --The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's New England Chapter proudly announces its 50th anniversary, commemorating five decades of volunteer leadership, research initiatives, disease awareness, patient support, and advocacy programs.

September 20, 2019

New Research Reveals High Cost of Care for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in the United States

NEW YORK, NY – The cost of care for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States has increased significantly over the past five years, according to the results of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s cost of care study.

May 21, 2019

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Unveils New Five-Year Research Agenda

NEW YORK, NY – Today, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation released its new five-year research agenda to address unmet needs in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research community and provide a roadmap for not only the Foundation but also the IBD research community at-large.

May 16, 2019

Leading Gastroenterology Organizations Announce Funding to Improve Vaccine Utilization and Preventive Health Maintenance

New York, New York – The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (Foundation), in partnership with Pfizer, Inc., have announced the results of a request for proposal (RFP) to address vaccine utilizati

March 8, 2019

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Launches New Online Journal

New York, New York – The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation is launching a new open access journal to engage, inform, and catalyze dialogue on state-of-the-art, comprehensive care for the millions ofAmericans living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

January 24, 2019