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FPN Welcomes New Board Member, Kristy Townsend
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome our newest Member of the Board of Directors, Kristy Townsend, Ph.D,... read more →
June 4, 2021
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When Jen set out to raise awareness for PN,, she did more than she expected. Her outreach helped others and... read more →
May 25, 2021
Join Us for #PeripheralNeuropathyAwareness Week 2021!
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April 28, 2021
Lisa’s Story: Finding a New Purpose
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April 19, 2021
Peripheral Neuropathy and Mental Health
Mental health can become a concern for patients with chronic conditions such as peripheral neuropathy. During recent months when the... read more →
April 12, 2021
Tammy’s Story: Helping Others Helped Me!
Helping Others, Help Yourself! My issues started probably 5-6 years ago. We we know, PN is very hard to diagnose.... read more →
March 22, 2021
Peer Review Medical Research Program is Open for PN Research Applications!
The U.S. Department of Defense's Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) included peripheral neuropathy as a condition eligible for research... read more →
March 17, 2021
Healthy Eating for PN with Chef Bill Nolan
Turn to Fish for Healthy Eating! Go fish. The thought of cooking fish scares a lot of people because they... read more →
March 8, 2021
Diva’s Story: Self Help for Self Healing!
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February 11, 2021
Call to Action 2021! We Need to Keep Our Voices Loud!
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is continuing its campaign to make funding available for research on peripheral neuropathy. FPN... read more →
February 8, 2021
Donn Seidholz’ Story: Staying in the Game
Donn Seidholz is a great storyteller- and he has great stories to tell. Donn shared stories about his time as... read more →
January 15, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine and Peripheral Neuropathy
Should Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? The approval of two vaccines for COVID-19 has raised a very... read more →
January 8, 2021
FPN Applauds Congressional Action to Increase Research for Peripheral Neuropathy
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) applauds action taken by Congress to designate “peripheral neuropathy” as a condition eligible for... read more →
December 22, 2020
Healthy Eating for PN with Chef Bill Nolan
Healthy Eating for the Holidays Is it December already? What an extraordinary year we've had. I don't know about you,... read more →
December 7, 2020
FPN Welcomes Dr. Eva Feldman
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome Dr. Eva Feldman, MD, PhD to the Scientific Advisory Board, effective... read more →
December 6, 2020
IRS Special Deduction Allows Donors to Benefit from Giving in 2020
The IRS published a notice outlining the conditions under which taxpayers can contribute up to $300 by December 31, 2020... read more →
November 30, 2020
Can Exercise Help Patients with Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy?
Exercise to Help Patients with Idiopathic Neuropathy Research has consistently demonstrated that regular exercise reduces polyneuropathy (PN) symptoms in patients... read more →
November 19, 2020
FPN Welcomes New Scientific Advisor, Dr. Steven Scherer
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome Dr. Steven Scherer to the Scientific Advisory Board. About Dr. Steven... read more →
November 16, 2020
Ask the Expert: Popular Questions from PN Patients
Following the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy's (FPN) recent webinar on current research trends, Lindsay Colbert, FPN's Executive Director, caught up... read more →
November 10, 2020
Advocating for PN Research
FPN Advocates for Peripheral Neuropathy Research Funding Ongoing, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) has been working with a consultant... read more →
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