Today is an exciting and transformative day for Jazz Pharmaceuticals as we complete the acquisition of @GW Pharmaceuticals and its U.S. subsidiary, @Greenwich Biosciences, a world leader in the science, development and commercialization of regulatory approved cannabinoid medicines.
August 1 marks World Lung Cancer Day. Under normal circumstances, this would be an opportunity to raise awareness of a disease that accounts for nearly one in five cancer deaths globally while sharing information about risk factors and highlighting the importance of early detection.
Narcolepsy is still a widely misunderstood and underdiagnosed disorder. Sadly, in children and adolescents, narcolepsy can often be mistaken for laziness or lack of motivation. This means many children living with the life-long condition may experience feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Living an adventurous life at the age of 22, Caroline thought she was pursuing her dream. At the time, she was living in Korea, where she was teaching elementary school and applying for her Ph.D. after completing a bachelor’s degree in Immunology from the University of Edinburgh. She never would have suspected that what she thought was just a regular cold, maybe caught from her young students, would ultimately lead to a life-changing and potentially life-threatening diagnosis.
While Mark has been living with essential tremor (ET) for more than 40 years, his condition has grown progressively worse for the last three decades, creating significant problems in his day-to-day life. As a middle school teacher, he found it increasingly challenging to complete simple tasks, like writing on the board or grading papers.
When Steve began experiencing flu-like symptoms, he and his wife Crystal didn’t think his condition was serious. His primary care physician and urgent care doctors thought he might have mononucleosis or tonsillitis, but Steve and Crystal knew these theories were unlikely since Steve had his tonsils removed as a child. When he realized antibiotics weren’t improving his symptoms, Steve decided to visit the emergency room. Crystal was at an after-school activity when she received a call from Steve to tell her he had leukemia.
Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a debilitating neurologic sleep disorder characterized by chronic excessive daytime sleepiness. Despite the physical and mental impact of the condition, the road to diagnosis and appropriate treatment can be long and filled with challenges.
Those who have recently heard the words ’you have cancer’ or ’we need to start you on a treatment regimen right away’ may have experienced overwhelming feelings around the extensive list of possible side effects from treatment.
While the oncology community is large, Jazz focuses on smaller groups of people facing unique challenges and difficult odds, such as those living with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). In the U.S., approximately 13 percent of lung cancers are small cell and nearly 30,000 new cases of SCLC are recorded in the U.S. every year.
By helping to bridge the gaps that can sometimes occur between academics and companies when conducting clinical translational research, the SU2C Catalyst program embodies the type of multisectoral partnerships that we at Jazz know are integral to addressing some of the largest hurdles in healthcare.
As part of our commitment to the cancer community, Jazz actively seeks out and listens to patients, physicians, care teams and advocacy groups for insights that could help develop new or better standards of care for rare and difficult-to-treat cancers.
This month, we have been uplifting the voices of our LGBTQ+ colleagues, educating allies on queer history and commemorating the spirit of resistance –and resilience –with which Pride began.
