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Registration Open for Patient Events in Washington, D.C. and Chicago!

Oct. 6, 2018

We're headed to Washington, DC and Chicago, IL for patient education events in October, and we hope you can join us!

Washington, DC, Oct. 6th - Patient forum hosted by the American Thyroid Association and the Alliance for Patient Education (including the GDATF). Click here to register.

Chicago, IL, Oct. 21st - Graves' Patient education event in conjunction with ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors', Inc. conference. Click here to register.

Registration Open for Patient Events in Washington, D.C. and Chicago!
Oct. 6, 2018
We're headed to Washington, DC and Chicago, IL for patient education events in October, and we hope you can join us!

Washington, DC, Oct. 6th - Patient forum hosted by the American Thyroid Association and the Alliance for Patient Education (including the GDATF). Click here to register.

Chicago, IL, Oct. 21st - Graves' Patient education event in conjunction with ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors', Inc. conference. Click here to register.

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Wendy Williams Video Greeting!
July 24, 2018
Talk show host Wendy Williams from The Wendy Williams Show recorded a special greeting to kick off the Graves' Disease & Thyroid Foundation's 2018 Patient & Family Conference in San Diego, CA!

On behalf of the GDATF's staff and Board - and all of our conference attendees - a million thanks to Wendy and her team for taking the time to let Graves' patients know that they are not alone!

Click here to watch the video!

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If you've been diagnosed with thyroid eye disease, you know that the current options leave much to be desired: wait, wait, wait, wait some more -- and eventually get approved for one or more surgeries to address bulging, swelling, and double vision. (With steroid therapy sometimes used as a temporary stopgap). However, the successful trial of a brand new drug could prove to be a game-changer for patients living with this disfiguring and frustrating condition ...

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Registration Open for Patient Events in Washington, D.C. and Chicago!

Registration Open for Patient Events in Washington, D.C. and Chicago!

Wendy Williams Video Greeting!

Thyroid Eye Disease Breakthrough!

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