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Reverse Giving Tuesday: A video for you!
It’s Giving Tuesday, a traditional fundraising push for nonprofits. The Dupuytren Research Group is flipping this to Reverse Giving Tuesday with a gift for you: a new video seminar reviewing Dupuytren disease, its challenges, and the strategy behind our research for a cure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkOronhIgQU Of course, your financial support is critical
The ‘Most Common Crippling Hand Condition’ You’ve Never Heard Of
The Washington Post just published an article about Dupuytren disease mentioning the Dupuytren Research Group and two of its directors, Gary Pess MD and Charles Eaton MD.
Three Exciting Dupuytren Updates and a Public Seminar
I want to share three exciting Dupuytren updates with you this Halloween. The first update is the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical research. The term “Artificial Intelligence” is a little misleading. Today, AI is about computerized pattern-matching rather than thinking and consciousness, but it’s still amazing. The
Three Exciting Dupuytren Updates and a Public Seminar
I want to share three exciting Dupuytren updates with you this Halloween.
The first update is the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical research.
Disease Modifying Anti-Dupuytren Drugs
The path to a Dupuytren cure is connected to the story of drugs for rheumatoid arthritis. The evolution of rheumatoid drug treatment dates back centuries, based on guesswork and trial and error.
Disease Modifying AntiDupuytren Drugs
The path to a Dupuytren cure is connected to the story of drugs for rheumatoid arthritis. The evolution of rheumatoid drug treatment dates back centuries, based on guesswork and trial and error. During this time, hundreds of rheumatoid “cures” were recommended – herbs, diets, bedrest, baths, special clothing, radioactive exposure,
August is National Make a Will month
Here at the Dupuytren Research Group, we’re planning for the future. Dupuytren spans generations. Our work centers on families. That’s why it’s the perfect time to be reminded that August is National Make a Will Month. Wills are essential regardless of wealth. They are about you – protecting your loved ones, avoiding family
NHS Dupuytren Information
Dupuytren is complicated. Much of it is a mystery. Because it’s not understood, describing it makes me feel like a character in the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Seeing the Dupuytren brochure recently released by England’s National Health Service is a pleasant surprise. It summarizes information from
Happy International Women’s Day!
Happy International Women’s Day The story that God created man before creating woman is an example of working on the rough draft before the final masterpiece. A traditional Dupuytren narrative is that Dupuytren is primarily a painless nuisance problem of bent fingers in old men. This perception does a disservice
Recent Dupuytren Publications
- Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren's contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation
- Percutaneous sonography-guided treatment of Dupuytren contracture under liquid immersion. Case reports
- Epidemiology and Treatment Trends in the Management of Dupuytren's Disease From 2016 to 2022
- Percutaneous Needle Fasciotomy Versus Limited Fasciectomy for Dupuytren Disease: A Linear Model Assessment of Short-term Efficacy
- A Genome-Wide Association Study and Rare Variant Analysis for Dupuytren Disease in a North American Population
