Monthly Archives: November, 2019

ProPublica Reporter Seeking to Interview People Taking Linzess (Linaclotide) for IBS-C, November 2019

IBS Impact is posting this opportunity on behalf of the journalist. If you are interested, please contact her directly at the email or phone number below. ProPublica is a reputable, bipartisan online investigative journalism website within the U.S. “Have you been prescribed Linzess? If so I’d like to talk to you! I’m a reporter with …

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Veterans with IBS and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders 2019

Today, November 11, is Veterans Day in the U.S. ,a federal holiday. It is also the traditional day on which many entities highlight veterans’ issues. U.S. veterans and current military service members who have been deployed in the Persian Gulf/Southwest Asia and Afghanistan regions at any time since 1990 have been shown by multiple studies …

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Rep. Vela of Texas and Rep. Lee of Nevada Co-Sponsor Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act (HR 3396)

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, at the end of October 2019, Representative Filemon Vela (D-TX-34) and Representative Susie Lee (D-NV-3)  have added their support as a co-sponsors for HR 3396, the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019. IBS Impact thanks them for taking the time to …

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