Protect your hands (and eyes) when handling fireworks! And keep fireworks away from children and pets at ALL times.

Wishing everyone happy holidays, season's greetings, merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah... Wishing you a happy peaceful time with family, friends or on you own.

I need four more replies to get to 100! Anyone? Here is a survey to keep you busy for a few minutes! (results will be shared anonymously with a group of trainee hand surgeons next year) dupuytrens-society.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Dr Richard Shaffer's latest blogpost dupuytrensuk.com/guide-to-dup...

For anyone who's had surgery for Dupuytrens, there's this app to help you: myrecovery.app/bds

@dupuytren.bsky.social welcome on the blue site!

Some UK Dupuytren patients worry about travelling to Europe once ETIAS has started. We approached the relevant authorities, who assured us hand and finger disabilities will not prevent travel.

Another big step towards understanding the condition and maybe a cure. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

The DISC trial compared fasciectomy with collagenase. Now the team is presents the trial and the results in a two-part podcast. Listen to the Podcasts by The Research Room on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

FESSH has a new SIG - specialised subject Dupuytren's Disease fessh.com/dupuytren-di...

For Dupuytren patients in NW England: a new (private) hand clinic has opened in Warrington with several surgeons who are very experienced treating Dupuytren's. They offer a good range of treatments. www.iishealth.com

Astro put out a call for papers on radiation for benign diseases. See this pdf for more information. www.advancesradonc.org/pb-assets/He...

There's no stopping Dr Shaffer! Here is his latest video on 'surface anatomy of the hand' Informative! Enjoy and learn youtu.be/fw2lF6_9te8?...

Good news! The videos of the 2025 Conference presentations are now online. Check them out! #Dupuytren #Ledderhose #Peyronie dupuytrensymposium.org/scientific-p...

FESSH now has an official Dupuytren Disease Group! (Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand) fessh.com/dupuytren-di...

A new video on our YouTube channel, made by Dr Shaffer! youtu.be/ILflvdbk72I?...

At the recent Dupuytren Conference our charity was represented by Prof Furniss, Prof Ralph and Anna Schurer. Each of them gave a presentation. Anna's presentation can be read here: dupuytrens-society.org.uk/patient-path...

Our website had 8,700 visitors over the last month. That tells you something about how many people want more information on these diseases! dupuytrens-society.org.uk

You can make a difference! I have spoken to Dr K Madhavan today. He is an oncologist in Mid and South Essex NHS (UK) and treats Dupuytren and Ledderhose. He would like to set up a group of patient advocates who live in the region. (1)

For anyone in the UK: PD labs is hoping to make Verapamil gel more accessible www.pdlabs.co.uk

The next meeting is set for Saturday 21/06 at 3pm British time. It will last an hour, but if nobody shows up I will probably close it after 15-20 minutes. Here is the link: meet.google.com/sej-cmyp-oxi

Not meaning to advertise UK people, but this Thursday (19June) Lidl have cycling gear, and the padded gloves that I got last year and absolutely LOVE will be in store again. Means you can try them on for size. And at £4.99, I will be getting a few more pair.

The first video of the 2025 Conference is online! Recorded talks will come later, this is a compilation of interviews done at the event. Thanks to Yente Giegas for making this great memento. youtube.com/watch?v=Y3_b...

Some of us in England were in the PPI group for Liz Laird's research in Liverpool. This article was just published as a result of the study she was doing. insight.jci.org/articles/vie...

Kurt Harrington of Ventoux Biosciences has started a GoFundMe to raise money to allow him to continue his Dupuytren research. Small donations can add up to big things! Here is the link (picture: Kurt and his dad) www.gofundme.com/f/join-the-f...

Number two of the really good articles to read about the relationship between Peyronie’s and other fibromatoses, giving risk factors and percentages of overlap in patients. One is by Angelo Orsini and coworkers, the other by Valantine Lethuillier and coworkers. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There are two really good articles to read. Both articles we recommend today investigate the relationship between Peyronie’s and other fibromatoses, giving risk factors and percentages of overlap in patients. The first: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Another little step forward. Seems an interesting article, although I will need to read it a few times before I an hope to fully understand it. www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...

Richard Chamberlain, hero of Dr Kildare and ‘king of the miniseries’, dies aged 90

Dear Dupuytren, Ledderhose or Peyronie doctor or researcher. Did you miss our deadline? We have opened an opportunity to send in last minute abstracts for a poster presentation. For details and how to enter, visit this page: dupuytrensymposium.org/submit-abstr...

Shall we play guess the picture? I think it was obvious at this point, but of course I knew what it was going to be.. My friends struggled but managed at the next picture taken two days later

Taken from LinkedIn. Hand therapist Tom Lattré would like his colleagues to take a quick questionnaire about using Virtual Reality during hand therapy. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Rare Disease Day is being postponed. Not because funding to many health and government programs is in trouble in the US we hope. www.fda.gov/news-events/...

Today is Thumb Appreciation Day! I hope you all have at least one good thumb you can appreciate, they are important for hand function. 🫳👎👍🫱👌🤏 nationaltoday.com/thumb-apprec...

Don't delay, book today! It only happens once every five years! Brussels, May 2025 The Dupuytrens Conference

Steve Redgrave story and an interview with yours truly www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/health/...

Sir Steve Redgrave is one of us. www.edp24.co.uk/things-to-do...

We want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the British Dupuytrens's Society in the past year You are all great. You keep our website online, so thousands of people worldwide can find the information they need about their condition. Love you all. Happy New Year.

The internet's favourite doctor, Dr #Glaucomflecken, posted about Dupuytren's! www.tiktok.com/@nejm.org/vi...

Forget the patients whose life they said they wanted to improve Shame about the false hope they gave us. 180 Life Sciences seems to be abandoning biotechnology in favour of iGaming. All about the $$$? www.stocktitan.net/news/ATNF/18...

A lovely gesture wearesouthdevon.com/artist-thank...

Are there any patients in Denmark who might be interested in the recently started Danish Dupuytren Society? Email [email protected]

The deadline for submitting abstracts for the International #Dupuytren #Conference 2025 in Brussels has been extended to 10 January 2025 . dupuytrensymposium.org/submit-abstr...