News Archive
Past news from The CJD Campaign
Fourth UCLH patient to be given innovative treatment for CJD
A fourth patient of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is to be given a pioneering treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) following a
Sixth UCLH patient to receive innovative drug for CJD
A sixth patient of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is receiving an innovative treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). In October 2018, we
Response to the BBC Programme – ‘Mad Cow Disease: The Great British Beef Scandal”
The BBC Programme served as a timely reminder of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak, the associated variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) diagnosed in over 170
Fears about a potential second wave of vCJD (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE))
Years after the wave of deaths caused by BSE in the 1990s, the CJD Surveillance Unit in Edinburgh have said that a second wave of
UCLH is set to give two more patients treatment for CJD
The University’s treatment of Sporadic CJD started in October 2018. The first patient has been receiving treatment for two months and has not experienced any
Patient of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) to be given CJD treatment
In a world-first, a patient of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is set to be given a pioneering treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
We have raised approximately £900,000 so far
Thanks to our generous supporters, this is a great start, but much more is needed to continue vital research and help to make a viable treatment. With your help, we can reach our target.
