What does the NIH do? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds and conducts research that has advanced all areas of health, from common diseases such as cancer and heart disease, to rare diseases such as autoinflammatory syndromes (aka, periodic … Continue reading
These books reviewed by families dealing with periodic fever syndromes, aka autoinflammatory diseases, come highly recommended to share with your child. We’ve included books that will help kids who themselves are living with a chronic illness, or who have a … Continue reading
There are three forms of CAPS, familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS), Muckle-Wells syndrome (MES), and neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID). FCAS is the mild form of CAPS, MWS is moderate, and NOMID is the most severe form of CAPS. Common … Continue reading