BOSTON, July 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RYTM), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients and their families living with rare neuroendocrine diseases, today announced that it will host a live conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 to report its second quarter 2024 financial results and provide a corporate update. To access the live conference call, participants may register here. While not required, it is recommended that participants join the call ten minutes prior to the scheduled start. Also today, Rhythm announced that David Meeker, M.D., Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming Canaccord Genuity 44th Annual Growth Conference in Boston, MA on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Live webcasts of both the financial results conference call and the fireside chat will be available under "Events and Presentations" in the Investor Relations section of the Rhythm Pharmaceuticals website at http://ir.rhythmtx.com/. The archived webcast of the financial results conference call will be available on Rhythm's website approximately two hours after it concludes and will be available for 30 days following the call. A replay of the Canaccord Genuity webcast will also be available on the Rhythm website for 30 days following the presentation. About Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Rhythm is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the lives of patients and their families living with rare neuroendocrine diseases. Rhythm's lead asset, IMCIVREE® (setmelanotide), an MC4R agonist designed to treat hyperphagia and severe obesity, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for chronic weight management in adult and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older with monogenic or syndromic obesity due to pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1) or leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency confirmed by genetic testing, or patients with a clinical diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). Both the European Commission (EC) and the UK's Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have authorized setmelanotide for the treatment of obesity and the control of hunger associated with genetically confirmed BBS or genetically confirmed loss-of-function biallelic POMC, including PCSK1, deficiency or biallelic LEPR deficiency in adults and children 6 years of age and above. Additionally, ...