We have linked articles from a newspaper in Paraguay for our Spanish readers. Gianfranco, a boy from Paraguay, was diagnosed with congenital hyperinsulinism. The newspaper story also includes an interview in Spanish with Dr. Diva DeLeon, Medical Director of the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where Gianfranco went for treatment. Maria … Read more
Dr. Khalid Hussain, a leading pediatric endocrinologist specializing in congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) presented information on the use of long-acting octreotide as a medical therapy for patients with HI at the Congenital Hyperinsulinism International Endocrine Society Meeting in Berkeley, California on June 15, 2013. Dr. Hussain presented information on published studies and on an ongoing study … Read more
L’agenda de la 5e Conférence familiale d’hyperinsulinisme congénital est maintenant disponsible en français. 17-18 septembre 2013 Hôtel NH Milano 2 Segrate, Italie
The Agenda for the HI Family Conference is now available! The conference will take place in Segrate, Italy on September 17 and 18, 2013. The dates and location have been chosen to coincide with the Joint Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinologists which will be held later the same week in Milan. The Joint Meeting occurs every 4 years … Read more
The first interim report on the NORD Research Grant to Dr. Diva DeLeon of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for her work on exendin (9-39) has been submitted. NORD has graciously permitted us to share the public portion of this interim report. This groundbreaking research is funded by the Mario Batali Foundation. Dr. Deleon receives … Read more