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I have relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and I am part of a cohort of women in their childbearing years who live with a chronic disease. Deciding when to conceive could greatly affect me and my baby’s health.Getting pregnant with a chronic disease is possible. But planning around...

Platelets may play a key role in the development of lupus, according to a study published today by researchers at Université Laval and CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center. Extracellular DNA circulating in the blood of patients with lupus causes the inflammatory reaction associated with...

Research from Western University in London, Ont. shows that High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) surgeries - knee realignments - should be performed more often. "It may be a procedure that is underused and undervalued," says Codie Primeau, a Western physical therapy PhD student and lead author...

Worldwide, low back pain due to osteoarthritis of the spine is the single largest cause of years lived with disability. Thanks to Arthritis Society funding, Dr. Lisbet Haglund in Montreal is investigating two promising therapies that could lead to the first disease-modifying drugs for...

Prioritizing healthy living throughout a global pandemic has been incredibly difficult for everyone. And many of those with chronic, pre-existing conditions face additional challenges.Once such condition: psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the joints.

Year after year, researchers are continuing to push the boundaries on our understanding of arthritis and 2020 was no different.From “zombie” cells to fake fingernails, medical cannabis to how parents influence their children’s treatments, the Arthritis Society’s Top 10...

Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with Roche's Actemra or Sanofi's Kevzara arthritis drugs significantly improves survival rates and reduces the amount of time patients need intensive care, study results showed on Thursday. The findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed,...

AREP physiotherapist Ingrid Beam joined Breakfast Television for its daily ‘Movin’ in the Morning’ segment on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Ingrid shared some simple and easy exercises that can make a big difference when moving from standing to sitting.  For the six million...

A group of medical students from Memorial University are in the midst of running one of St. John's most challenging routes every day for an entire month, sweating it out up Signal Hill in support of Newfoundland and Labrador's Arthritis Society.