Hospitalizations for Heart Attacks Have Dropped Nearly 50% During the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 8, 2020
And it’s not because fewer people are having heart attacks.
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The 5 Main Things We Learned from the Biggest Study on COVID-19 in Rheumatology Patients to Date
June 7, 2020
Data from 600 patients in a global research registry shows which rheumatic disease patients face the greatest risks of hospitalization.
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COVID-19 and Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): What You Need to Know
June 5, 2020
This new mystery illness tied to COVID-19 is still relatively uncommon in children, but it is important to know what to look for.
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Webinar: Using Mindfulness and Meditation to Cope with Anxiety During COVID-19
June 3, 2020
These tools can help us better cope with the uncertainty and stress of the ever-changing world around us during COVID-19.
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55% of Chronic Illness Patients Are Still Not Leaving Their Homes Except for Essential Errands and Appointments, New Poll Shows
June 3, 2020
A recent poll of members of CreakyJoints and the Global Healthy Living Foundation shows many people are still staying home as much as possible, even as the rest of the country starts to reopen.
Continue readingArthritisPower® Data Shows that Patient Engagement with Digital Tools Enhances Understanding of Arthritis – Welcomed News Amidst Worldwide Pandemic Forcing Digital Engagement
June 3, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Jessica Daitch Phone: 917-816-6712 Email: jdaitch@ghlf.org CreakyJoints® Research at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) European Rheumatology E-Congress 2020 Focuses on Disease Management Strategies UPPER NYACK, NY (June 3, 2020) – Today CreakyJoints®, the digital...Continue reading
Using Twitter for Good: How Twitter Chats Help Unite and Advance the Arthritis Patient Community
June 3, 2020
When arthritis and disability patient advocates Laurie Proulx of the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Simon Stone, and CreakyJoints teamed up for a Twitter chat about managing arthritis in the workplace, the entire arthritis community benefits from sharing experiences and knowledge.
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Many Fibromyalgia Patients Have Symptoms Consistent with Axial Spondyloarthritis
June 3, 2020
Eleven percent of fibro patients in a new study reported having all of the symptoms consistent with patient-reported versions of a set of common criteria for axial spondyloarthritis.
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The 5 Arthritis Symptoms that Patients Care Most About Self-Tracking
June 3, 2020
In new ArthritisPower research, patients ranked fatigue, physical function, pain intensity, pain interference, and joint stiffness as the symptoms most important to track.
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About One-Third of Arthritis Patients Get Nausea and Fatigue Shortly After Weekly Methotrexate Dose: Study
June 3, 2020
For many patients, side effects worsened right after the MTX dose.
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