Awareness

In this video exclusive, Mena Boules, MD, medical director of Takeda Pharmaceuticals, discussed the program See EoE, which was designed to raise awareness of eosinophilic esophagitis among physicians.

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America marks National MS Education and Awareness Month every March. This year, the national campaign focuses on improving health and wellness, according to their website.

The American College of Cardiology announced it received a grant from Bristol Myers Squibb to launch the Accelerating Innovation for Medical Excellence in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy initiative.

The first Friday each February marks National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness about heart disease.

A large proportion of young adults in the United States may not be aware of stroke symptoms, according to study results published in Stroke.

The International OCD Foundation has designated this week as International OCD Awareness Week.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has designated this week as Mental Illness Awareness Week.

September is Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month, designed to improve access to screening and treatments for patients with PAD.

Awareness on the leading cause of death in women — heart disease — declined from 2009 to 2019, particularly in non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women, and in younger women, an American Heart Association survey found.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.