by Farisha Colbourne | May 27, 2026 | Blog
Supporting people with PWS requires collaboration, shared expertise, and ongoing conversations between professionals, families, and people with PWS themselves. Across the German-speaking countries, a new and inspiring network of PWS Competence Centres is helping to...
by Shelly Cordner | Apr 23, 2026 | Blog
Our recent consultation meeting brought together PWS Associations and key stakeholders from several countries to discuss vaccination, with a focus on children and adults with PWS and other disabilities. The session featured two expert speakers from University College...
by Farisha Colbourne | Feb 20, 2026 | Blog
On behalf of our Research and Clinical Trials Committee, Tony Holland, President Emeritus, shares reflections on recent progress and ongoing challenges in the development of treatments for hyperphagia in people with Prader-Willi syndrome. In March 2025, the USA Food...
by Shelly Cordner | Dec 9, 2025 | Blog
A Personal Reflection by Salman Shaban, Qatar When my daughter, Soha Shaban, was diagnosed with Prader–Willi Syndrome in 2011 soon after her birth, my world shifted in ways I never expected. What began as a journey filled with uncertainty gradually transformed into...
by Shelly Cordner | Oct 23, 2025 | Blog
While in Hanoi for the Sydney University Học Mãi Australia-Vietnam Foundation educational partnership aiming to improve health outcomes through education and research in Vietnam, Nick Finer, president of IPWSO and his colleague Professor Ian Caterson (Boden Professor...
by Shelly Cordner | Oct 15, 2025 | Blog
The following is an article shared by a group of young adults with PWS established in 2023 in Löhne, Germany. They meet regularly to discuss topics like leisure, relationships, living, and equality. They aim to represent people with PWS in IPWSO and promote greater...
