The latest health headlines to help you stay informed, take control of your care, and advocate for better health.
The latest health headlines to help you stay informed, take control of your care, and advocate for better health.
The latest health headlines to help you stay informed, take control of your care, and advocate for better health.
The latest health headlines to help you stay informed, take control of your care, and advocate for better health.
The latest health headlines to help you stay informed, take control of your care, and advocate for better health.
By Kelsey Kloss
Dr. Virshup’s life work included providing care to rheumatology patients who couldn’t otherwise afford it.
By Kelsey Kloss
The findings underscore the need for preventive measures and chronic disease management in immunosuppressed adults — even after COVID vaccination.
In a study that assessed clinical images across four major rheumatology training resources, researchers found only 13 percent of images featured patients with darker skin tones.
New research found that arthritis and hypertension are the most common chronic illnesses among veterans, regardless of age or sex. The research also suggests that veterans are more likely to experience multiple chronic conditions (MCC) than non-veterans.
By CreakyStaff
Selma Blair walked the 2019 Oscar red carpet with a cane in her first public appearance since sharing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
Clogged arteries from too-little sleep can raise your risk of stroke, peripheral artery disease, and other problems.
Heart failure was of particular concern.
It’s an improvement from 20 years ago, but progress in reducing the number of people exposed to secondhand smoke has stalled in recent years.
Figuring out how to slow — or completely stop — the development of RA is an exciting area of clinical research.
Losing weight and exercising more are key to managing both diseases.
By Dcurtis
Starting on November 1st, the Open Enrollment period is the time for everyone to start thinking about health coverage for 2018.
If you’re only taking calcium and vitamin D to support your skeleton, you might be missing out.
Premenopausal women have a high risk of thinning bones if they have rheumatoid arthritis. You should ask about getting tested for osteoporosis if you have RA.
Lowering inflammation levels may help treat your arthritis symptoms *and* lift your mood.
Here’s a look at how arthritis care can vary dramatically across America.
People with chronic physical conditions are more likely to have mental health problems, and vice versa. But it turns out that there's an especially close link between arthritis and depression.
Having multiple co-occurring diseases, such as diabetes or depression, may make your psoriasis harder to manage.
Wondering if your doctor would approve medical marijuana being legalized? It turns out, they probably do.
By CreakyStaff
If you have an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, the jury’s still out on whether the new shingles vaccine is safe for you.
By CreakyStaff
Finding out you’re pregnant when you have an autoimmune disease like inflammatory arthritis is a swirl of a million emotions. You’re thrilled (and perhaps relieved) that you’re finally expecting, but you’re also likely a nervous, anxious wreck. Is it safe...
By CreakyStaff
The U.S. could face a shortage of more than 4,100 full-time rheumatologists by 2030, according to new research published in Arthritis Care & Research. “The current U.S. adult rheumatology workforce is in jeopardy of accelerated decline at a time when...
By CreakyStaff
Tearing one’s meniscus, the C-shaped cartilage that acts as a cushion between the shin and thigh bones, is a common sports injury and can “almost guarantee early-onset osteoarthritis and eventual knee replacement,” the New York Post reports. But, the Post...
By CreakyStaff
Older patients save money when they pay cash for certain generic drugs at Walmart rather than using health insurance, according to a widely reported article in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. “We already know from consumer reports that beneficiaries...
By Louis Tharp
So-called “bad” cholesterol, or low-density lipoprotein (LDL), builds up as plaque on blood-vessel walls and narrows the flow of blood. This places patients at higher risk for major cardiac problems. It’s long been known that lowering LDL levels reduces risk...
By CreakyStaff
Children who regularly breathe in secondhand smoke have a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as adults, according to new research published in the journal Rheumatology. Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, of France’s Institut Gustave Roussy, and colleagues studied more than 70,000...
By CreakyStaff
ACR issues policy principals that urge federal officials to adopt as they consider drug policy changes affecting the health care of chronically ill Americans.
By CreakyStaff
“Large-scale longitudinal studies will be essential to draw firm conclusions regarding PsA-associated risk for treatment-induced malignancy,” the researchers noted.
By CreakyStaff
When physicians aim to achieve remission for rheumatoid arthritis patients, the patients fare better than do those whose doctors target low disease activity.
By CreakyStaff
Overweight and obese adults are four times likelier to try to lose weight if they receive weight-loss counseling.
By CreakyStaff
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients who took the nonsteroidal anti-Inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac were at elevated risk for heart attack, although osteoarthritis (OA) patients who took that drug didn’t put themselves at greater heart attack risk. For SpA patients who took the...
By CreakyStaff
Our first “Get a Handle on Arthritis” contest had an amazing response with over 300 people entering for a chance to win a LoveHandle phone grip. These sleek, comfortable, superior phone grips don’t tear your pocket, take up valuable space...
By CreakyStaff
Your insurance plan MAY HAVE implemented a key change, with a program called a “co-pay accumulator adjustment”, that may impact your out-of-pocket finances.
By CreakyStaff
Due to recent criticism of the FDA from a group called Patients for Biologics Safety & Access, we have issued a statement in support of the FDA.
By CreakyStaff
A systematic review of six studies, published recently in Arthritis Care & Research, evaluates the effectiveness of methotrexate in treating chikungunya.
By CreakyStaff
International rheumatology, dermatology, neurology, and pediatric groups have endorsed the new criteria.
By CreakyStaff
Ultrasound and MRI have been shown to be more sensitive than clinical examination in detecting synovitis, both in active disease and in remission.
By CreakyStaff
Younger, thinner rheumatoid arthritis patients, with lower disease activity and better scores on a certain health assessment, have a better chance of achieving remission when combining the tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor etanercept (enbrel) with methotrexate induction therapy.
By CreakyStaff
Ever wonder what life is like for those living chronic and invisible diseases? Learn about the invisible struggles people with chronic disease face.
By CreakyStaff
Higher MBDA scores yielded statistically significant associations with higher serious infection rates and significantly higher rates of heart disease.
By CreakyStaff
In 2017, CreakyJoints lived up to our mantra of “bringing arthritis to its knees", by increasing support, education, advocacy, and research activities.
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