As people rush to return to “normal,” Laurie Ferguson, PhD, clinical psychologist and Director of Education Development at the Global Healthy Living Foundation, shares her advice for handling the mix of emotions you may be feeling.
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A new study looked at antibody levels in people with inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, after they received the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what patients need to know.
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In the Global Healthy Living Foundation’s latest COVID-19 Patient Support Program poll, more than 75 percent of patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine feel hopeful about the future. But anxiety still looms, as well as for people who have not yet received any doses of the vaccine.
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During the Global Healthy Living Foundation’s recent webinar, Jeffrey Curtis, MD, Chair of the ACR COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Guidance Task Force, discusses what people who are immunocompromised should know about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Although telehealth could greatly benefit people in rural areas who have less access to doctors, telemedicine care during the COVID-19 pandemic was commonly used among people who have high incomes and/or live in metropolitan areas.
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“Until now, only the people close to me would have known I have this disease,” says RA patient Deige Williams. “But participating in ArthritisPower has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and speak up about the things that affect me and others.”
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Mood disorders commonly coexist with chronic physical health ailments, and new research suggests depression and anxiety might make it harder for PsA patients to achieve minimal disease activity (MDA).
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Most rheumatologists and public health experts urge people with axial spondyloarthritis (which includes ankylosing spondylitis) to get the vaccine as soon as possible.
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Telling anyone they are too young to live with a condition is more inflammatory than it is reassuring or supportive.
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There are risks in trying to interpret these antibody tests yourself, because even doctors aren’t sure what the results could mean.
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