Significantly more men than women saw an improvement in their disease activity a year after starting a biologic, but more research is needed to understand why.
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“For me, it goes back to trusting science and knowing that this is the only way we’re going to get our life back,” says Brenda Kleinsasser, who lives in the coronavirus hotspot state of North Dakota.
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“We tend to shy away from talking about our challenges, especially when we know others out there are doing far worse,” says rheumatoid arthritis patient Eileen Davidson. “But I am a firm believer in self-expression and speaking up about our troubles. We shouldn’t suffer in silence.”
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A head-to-head study looked at how RA patients who didn’t do well on their first biologic fared when they switched to either upadacitinib (Rinvoq) or abatacept (Orencia).
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The Global Healthy Living Foundation regularly polls the members of our COVID-19 Patient Support Program to understand the perspectives of chronic illness patients during the pandemic. Here is data about loneliness and how people are coping with it.
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Psoriatic arthritis is not a one-size-fits-all disease, and the stages and progression are not straightforward or uniform from patient to patient. Here’s what to expect and how to prevent progression.
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When compared with patients taking acetaminophen and/or codeine, those taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were not more likely to become infected with the novel coronavirus.
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“I signed up for the shot before I even Googled anything,” says Sarah Islam, a fourth-year medical student on immunosuppressant medications, who was eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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“After nine months of this, I’m finally figuring out truths about my body I never knew before and because of that knowledge, I’ve stopped overreacting,” says rheumatoid arthritis patient Dibs Baer.
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Patients with gout need to stay active to maintain cardiovascular health and protect joints from long-term damage.
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