Patients are the motivating spirit at the core of our commitment to ending disease. Their will, strength and stories inspire biopharmaceutical researchers to challenge illness at every level. As partners in the fight against disease, these brave patients play an integral part in their own treatment and will not let their diagnosis define them
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I had cancer four times; Today I’m alive because of innovation
Justin shares his eight-year battle with leukemia and his hope for the future of cancer care.
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How Innovation Ended My Daily Battle with Headache and Migraine
After 25 trials, a new migraine treatment gave Jennifer her life back after years of pain.
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How innovation gave me a second chance at life
Nicole shares the story of her battle with lupus and the treatment that is giving her renewed hope.
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Parkinson’s disease does not mean living with limits
Thanks to Parkinson’s Disease research and treatment advances, astronaut Rich Clifford continues to live his life without limitations.
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Living with severe asthma is a full-time job
Living with severe asthma is a full-time job, and it has impacted nearly every area of Donna’s life.
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Innovation gave me back my ability to breathe
Gil shares his experience living with severe asthma, and the impact new treatments have on his life.
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Why innovation is vital: My battle with C. difficile
Simon Jenkins, who suffered from C. diff, shares his story and hope for future treatments.
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Your Epilepsy Does Not Define You
Epilepsy patient, caregiver and advocate Loretta Boileau has seen firsthand the benefits of innovative treatments for her and her family, but knows there is still a long road ahead.
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I'm One of the Lucky Ones
Learn about Jamie Schanbaum's near-fatal battle with meningitis, and the importance of getting vaccinated.
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I Just Want to Show Other Patients that Anything is Possible
Today is World Duchenne Awareness Day, which aims to raise awareness for people living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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The Greatest Gift of All: Hope
My son Parker's journey with juvenile arthritis (JA) began 10 years ago when he was in elementary school.
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I'm Not Going to Let My MS Diagnosis Get to Me
Although most patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are diagnosed between age 20 and 40, my story is a little different.
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Raising Awareness of ALS Through the Ice Bucket Challenge
Pat Quinn is a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS.
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Organ Donation: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
More than 120,000 people are on the waiting list for an organ in the United States. But just one donor can save as many as eight lives.
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Living With HIV: A Full and Rewarding Journey
How one patient’s journey is educating and inspiring others to get tested for HIV.
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A Patient's Take: Monica Johnson
As a patient advocate for the Americans for Cures Foundation, Monica Johnson has a particularly personal connection to the work she does.
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How Medical Technology Is Saving Lives
Meet inspiring individuals who were diagnosed with a serious medical condition and learn how advanced medical technology helps them lead healthy lives once again.
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A Veteran's Victory Over Cancer
Within a year of retiring from the Air Force in 2003, Corneliussen-James "C.J." was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, joining one-in-eight American women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
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A New Age of Viral Disease Treatment: The Cure Developed by Biopharmaceutical Companies that Saved a Mother of Six
Hepatitis C kills more Americans than any other infectious disease. Carleen was one of those affected. She had five children and was pregnant with her sixth when she was diagnosed with the disease.
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Clinical Trial Provides Patient A Second Chance
Twenty years ago, there were no effective treatments for the disease from which Marina Symcox was suffering. Learn more about the role clinical trials played in giving Marina a second chance.
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