How to Tell Your Loved Ones About Your Lupus Diagnosis
Finding out you have lupus can be overwhelming for you as well as for your friends and family. Here’s how to share the news and get the support you need.
Continue readingFinding out you have lupus can be overwhelming for you as well as for your friends and family. Here’s how to share the news and get the support you need.
Continue readingIf you have psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, it’s important to be aware of co-occurring medical problems and know the symptoms of blood clots and pulmonary embolism.
Continue reading“You have to learn a brand-new way of being in the world after your diagnosis,” says Kevin Thomas, who has ankylosing spondylitis. “And once you find others going through it, too, you realize it’s just not you trying to accept a new reality.”
Continue readingExperts are hopeful that this preventive medication, taken before any exposure to COVID-19, will provide an extra layer of protection to those who may not mount a full immune response to the vaccine.
Continue readingStudies of people with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis show that physical activity led to less pain, fatigue, and disease activity compared to people who are less active.
Continue readingThe approval makes Xeljanz the first JAK inhibitor approved to treat ankylosing spondylitis and Rinvoq the second approved for psoriatic arthritis.
Continue readingMembers of the Global Healthy Living Foundation and CreakyJoints community reflected on the past year — and what they’ve learned in 2021 to better manage their physical and emotional health.
Continue readingNews about rising cases may trigger feelings of grief, helplessness, and anxiety. But there are actionable steps you can take to reduce stress and better manage this phase of the pandemic.
Continue readingLiving with a chronic illness can feel completely overwhelming. These tips can help ease these feelings so you can have the headspace to control what you can.
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