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PANS In the News

Loudoun parent is hopeful that new legislation will bring insurance coverage for PANS/PANDAS
February 10, 2024
Loudoun parent is hopeful that new legislation will bring insurance coverage for PANS/PANDAS

Loudoun parent is hopeful that new legislation will bring insurance coverage for PANS/PANDAS By KAREN GRAHAM kgraham@loudountimes.com Louden Times, Feb 7, 2024 “Virginia parents of children...

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Va. commission to review mandatory insurance coverage for “devastating” childhood disease
February 10, 2024
Va. commission to review mandatory insurance coverage for “devastating” childhood disease

"The legislation from Del. Patrick Hope, D-Arlington, would have applied to both Medicaid and private insurance as a way to lower the treatment costs for PANS/PANDAS, a disease  scientists believe...

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Winter 2024 Update from Stanford’s Immune Behavioral Health Research Program
February 3, 2024
Winter 2024 Update from Stanford’s Immune Behavioral Health Research Program

Exciting Update from Stanford’s Immune Behavioral Health Research Program which is expanding understanding of PANS, uncovering links between infections, inflammation, and psychiatric symptoms....

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How common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in children: And why many doctors do not realise it
September 28, 2023
How common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in children: And why many doctors do not realise it

It was a sunny day in September 2007 when Garrett Pohlman, then seven years old, came home from school. Crying, he warned his mother that radiation was coming out of the house’s electrical sockets....

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Call for psychosis treatment overhaul after evidence of autoimmune trigger
May 12, 2023
Call for psychosis treatment overhaul after evidence of autoimmune trigger

The Guardian. Hannah Devlin. Fri 12 May 2023 10.26 EDT Patients to be treated with medicines used for arthritis and lupus in relaunch of pioneering UK trial “These antibodies stick...

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November 25, 2022
Supporting the Whole Child – Identifying new pathways to help more children

Supporting the Whole Child – Identifying new pathways to help more children Psychology Today – November 25, 2002 by Sheilah M. Gauch – The Whole Child Key points Educators are...

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Wake Forest family on a mission to promote awareness for P.A.N.D.A.S.
October 13, 2022
Wake Forest family on a mission to promote awareness for P.A.N.D.A.S.

WAKE FOREST — It took almost six years for Jay Jay Wilson to get a proper diagnosis for his disease. After years of searching for answers, his mother, Melissa Wilson, said after hearing the...

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What are PANS/PANDAS? 5 Things You Should Know
September 29, 2022
What are PANS/PANDAS? 5 Things You Should Know

Seacoast Moms By Amber Buttermore – September 29, 202 If you are wondering, what are PANS/PANDAS, I am here to inform. Here are five things you should know about a...

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Wake Forest board proclaims PANDAS month, approves rezoning, housing plan
September 22, 2022
Wake Forest board proclaims PANDAS month, approves rezoning, housing plan

WAKE FOREST — A touching video featuring Jason Wilson, or Jay Jay, led Wake Forest commissioners into their monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept....

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The big idea: should we drop the distinction between mental and physical health?
September 16, 2022
The big idea: should we drop the distinction between mental and physical health?

The current false dichotomy holds back research and stigmatises...

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PANS: A mysterious, debilitating pediatric disorder
August 10, 2022
PANS: A mysterious, debilitating pediatric disorder

RDH Little is known about pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), but its affect on children is abrupt and often debilitating. Author Kathryn Gilliam has more on this alarming...

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‘I was horrified’: Maine child diagnosed with disorder linked to ticks
May 9, 2022
‘I was horrified’: Maine child diagnosed with disorder linked to ticks

by WGME. Monday, May 9th 2022 “As the warmer weather arrives, you may have noticed tick season is here as well. Officials are warning Mainers about the harm they can...

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Leah’s Story

Leah’s Story

In August of 2014 our daughter, Leah, was 6 years old.  We had just returned home from a month-long trip to Illinois to visit family.  When we arrived home in Arizona, she suddenly (overnight) developed a fear of vomit.

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