Can You Safely Get a COVID-19 Vaccine If You Have a History of Allergic Reactions?
December 19, 2020
Here’s everything we know so far about the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and allergic reactions.
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Can You Get the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine If You’re Immunocompromised or Have an Autoimmune Condition?
December 18, 2020
Public health experts and doctors want most people with autoimmune conditions, who are immunocompromised, or who take immunosuppressant medication to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what you need to know.
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COVID-19 Patient Support Program Poll Results: Where Do You Get Your News About the Coronavirus?
December 17, 2020
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 where people are getting their coronavirus news.
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Your Period, Menstrual Cycle, and Inflammatory Arthritis Flares: What’s the Connection?
December 17, 2020
If you swear your arthritis symptoms get worse when you have PMS or during your period, you’re not alone.
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4 Fast Facts to Share in Response to These COVID-19 Vaccine Myths About Immunocompromised Patients
December 16, 2020
Read this before you trust what could be misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine you encounter online.
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Losing Weight on a Low-Calorie Diet Can Improve Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity and Heart Disease Risk Factors
December 16, 2020
Obese adults with PsA who lost weight with a low-calorie liquid diet had fewer PsA symptoms and less disease activity, the authors report.
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I’m in a ‘Groundhog Day’ Haze: How a Chronic Illness Patient Started Shaking Things Up When Every Day Feels the Same
December 15, 2020
Even though the end of the pandemic may be in distant sight, it’s getting increasingly difficult to motivate ourselves to focus and do much of anything. Here’s how Dibs Baer, who lives with rheumatoid arthritis, started to change up the daily routine.
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What Major Medical Organizations Are Saying About Getting an mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine If You’re Immunocompromised
December 15, 2020
It’s normal to have concerns about getting a vaccine when you have an autoimmune condition or take immunosuppressant medication. Here is what trusted medical authorities are recommending.
Continue readingCreakyJoints Launches The Gout Show, a New Podcast Series and Educational Campaign
December 15, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Jessica Daitch Phone: 917-816-6712 Email: jdaitch@ghlf.org UPPER NYACK, NY (December 10, 2020) — CreakyJoints®, the digital arthritis community for patients and caregivers worldwide and part of the Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF), today announced the launch of The Gout Show, a new podcast...Continue reading
Why My Christmas Is Cancelled This Year (and Yours Should Be Too), According to a Chronic Illness Patient
December 14, 2020
“Because my disease doesn’t show on the outside, it’s all too easy for my family to forget that I could face a higher risk of serious complications if I were to get COVID-19,” says psoriatic arthritis patient Deanna Kizis.
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