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September 12, 2025 by Heather Novak

How to effectively communicate with healthcare providers

Whenever I get together with my chronic illness friends — especially fellow hypoparathyroidism warriors — we always end up sharing horror stories about the times we needed treatment and couldn’t get it. Some of my favorite advice about advocating for my health comes from the Hypoparathyroidism Association’s 2023…

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September 11, 2025 News by Lila Levinson, PhD

Encaleret normalized blood and urine calcium levels in small study

Treatment with Encaleret led to rapid normalization of both blood and urine calcium levels in a Phase 2 study involving people with chronic hypoparathyroidism. Within five days of treatment initiation, 80% of participants achieved normal calcium levels, whereas none had achieved such levels with conventional therapy at the…

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Featured ColumnsLearning not to blame all my symptoms on hypoparathyroidism

Columnist Heather Novak initially chalked up an increase in symptoms to her hypopara. She shouldn’t have made that assumption, she says.

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Perspectives

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    September 12, 2025 by Heather Novak

    How to effectively communicate with healthcare providers

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    September 10, 2025 by Bari Vapnek

    Flying high as I embrace a positive change in my life with hypopara

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    September 5, 2025 by Heather Novak

    Learning not to blame all my symptoms on hypoparathyroidism

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    September 4, 2025 by Bari Vapnek

    What the 49ers taught me about self-improvement and hope

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    August 29, 2025 by Heather Novak

    With hypoparathyroidism, I need to treat my energy as a luxury item

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    August 27, 2025 by Bari Vapnek

    I’m at a crossroads of hypoparathyroidism treatment

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