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The New York Autoimmune Walk was a big success for team RPASF.  We had a wonderful time joining together with other teams and individual for a common goal to raise awareness about autoimmune diseases, relapsing polychondritis and raise funds for the advancement of research, treatment and patient care. Thank you…...

The Relapsing Polychondritis Awareness and Support Foundation Inc. (RPASF) mission is to support research to find a cure for a painful and chronic autoimmune disease that few physicians have heard of – and since July, with its newly elected members, the board of directors has gone all-out to give sufferers…...

On Friday August 24th, the Virginia Mason Foundation hosted “Grapes on the Green” at The Golf Club at Newcastle to benefit the Benaroya Research Institute.  The event was fantastic and successful – with nearly $500,000 raised to support medical research! It was inspiring to listen to Dr. Buckner (pictured here…...

New York, NY August 3, 2018 – The Relapsing Polychondritis Awareness and Support Foundation Inc. (“RPASF” or the “Foundation”) is pleased to report that a $50,000 donation was made by current RPASF directors and officers to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to support intramural…...

New York, NY July 23, 2018 – The Relapsing Polychondritis Awareness and Support Foundation Inc. (“RPASF” or the “Foundation”) is pleased to announce new leadership.  Earlier this month, RPASF appointed four additional members to its board of directors:  Nancy Linn, David Bammert, David DeRosa, and Michael Linn. Carol Giordano, founder…...

That’s right, it’s that time of year again, only this year it’s bigger and better than ever before! There will be three bands, food provided by Chef Mike from last year, who will be treating everyone this with his amazing culinary delights. There will be raffles, giveaways, along with fun…...

Ephram White Park Bowling Green, Kentucky Date: July 8, 2017 Time: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Hi Everyone, Do you know that when you sponsor a walker on our team, RPASF receives a share of that contribution? Also, when someone you know becomes a sponsor of the walk, our share…...

The Relapsing Polychondritis Awareness and Support Foundation, Inc. (RPASF) is pleased that the NIH has accepted its gift of $20,000, which will be used to support research on relapsing polychondritis (RP). The gift was made possible by a partial research grant from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (AARDA),…...

Aseptic meningitis is an extremely rare neurologic complication of relapsing polychondritis (RP). We reported a case of a 58-year-old Chinese female with intractable headache, puffy ears, pleocytosis, and cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showing thickened and enhanced meninges. She was finally diagnosed of aseptic meningitis due to RP after full…...