The PEM Friends (UK) met in June for their annual Away Weekend hosted by Raymond and Carolyn Blain.

Nestled in the pristine Swiss Alps, the Hotel Allegro in the city of Berne, Switzerland was the location for an international meeting discussing all aspects of pemphigus. The meeting consisted of 3 days of intense scientific discussions. The meeting was…

What happened to the lazy days of summer! After slicing and drying almost 300 pounds of tomatoes from my garden, it is a happy frenzy when I get to the IPPF office – which is, at least, air conditioned. Will…

Janet said, “I thought I would try to start the Foundation. Unfortunately, I was not prepared for the enormity of the task, and found it all quite over-whelming; so I gave it up; though I continued to look for others…

Last year I signed up for the IPPF’s Health Management Program with the idea that I would benefit the Foundation with vital information and as a result I would learn more about my disease. A couple of weeks ago a…

With Pemphigus and Pemphigoid (P/P) the “captain of the ship” regarding your care is usually a Dermatologist. After a diagnosis is made, then perhaps there is an initial telephone call or letter sharing information with your primary care physician, but…

The Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) dedicates its mission to promoting the development of products that demonstrate promise for the diagnosis and/or treatment of rare diseases or conditions. In fulfilling that task, OOPD interacts with the medical and research…

As a member of the IPPF BOD and one of Janet’s longest standing supporters, I wanted to relect on where Janet brought us from — and to. Janet Segall has had many outstanding accomplishments since she started the Foundation in…

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Much has happened since our daughter, Amanda Staso, was featured in the Winter 2006 issue of the Quarterly. At that time, she was in eighth grade, and had just started treatment with Dr. Grant Anhalt after receiving a diagnosis of…