November 3, 2023

Defeat Duchenne Canada and PPMD Award $300,000 (USD) Clinical Fellowship in Duchenne Endocrinology and Bone Fragility

PPMD and Defeat Duchenne Canada have announced a collaborative research award of $300,000 (USD) in support of two Clinical Fellowships in Duchenne Endocrinology and Bone Fragility. The three-year award will sponsor the extended fellowship of…

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October 25, 2023

Community Report: Key Insights from the April 2023 Endocrine and Bone Workshop

  In April 2023, an international workshop sponsored by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and Duchenne Parent Project, Italy, led by Dr. Leanne Ward, Pediatric Endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), gathered over 30…

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April 27, 2023

PPMD Joins Duchenne Parent Project aps Endocrine & Osteoporosis International Professional Care Meeting

How do we prevent the first fracture? How does weight & puberty affect bone health? How do we understand and implement new therapies?  All of these questions and more will be covered this week as…

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April 15, 2023

WATCH: Connect With the Experts – Bone Health in Duchenne (Webinar Recording)

Connect With the Experts – Bone Health in Duchenne PPMD recently hosted a webinar led by expert endocrinologists Dr. Leanne Ward (University of Ottawa), Dr. Janet Crane (Johns Hopkins) and Nadia Merchant (Children’s National) to…

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November 4, 2020

Connect with the Experts: Key Takeaways from PPMD’s Endocrine Series

In case you missed it, over the past three weeks PPMD’s SVP of Clinical Care, Rachel Schrader was joined by Duchenne endocrine experts and members of the PPMD Adult Advisory Committee (PAAC) to discuss important…

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November 4, 2020

WATCH: Connect with the Experts – Height and Weight (Endocrine Series)

The body’s endocrine system is made up of glands that produce hormones, which are chemical messengers. Examples are growth hormone (that tells your body when to start and stop growing) and testosterone (the male hormone…

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October 23, 2020

WATCH: Connect with the Experts – Delayed Puberty (Endocrine Series)

The body’s endocrine system is made up of glands that produce hormones, which are chemical messengers. Examples are growth hormone (that tells your body when to start and stop growing) and testosterone (the male hormone…

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October 20, 2020

WATCH: Connect with the Experts – Bone Health (Endocrine Series)

The body’s endocrine system is made up of glands that produce hormones, which are chemical messengers. Examples are growth hormone (that tells your body when to start and stop growing) and testosterone (the male hormone…

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October 9, 2020

Connect with the Experts: Endocrine Issues in Duchenne

The body’s endocrine system is made up of glands that produce hormones, which are chemical messengers. Examples are growth hormone (that tells your body when to start and stop growing) and testosterone (the male hormone…

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