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Researchers coast-to-coast are fighting the fire of arthritis by thinking innovatively about the problems of arthritis – big and small – and pushing the boundaries on our understanding of the disease. Last year saw bold advances, from identifying new subtypes of osteoarthritis...

Sharmila Sriram was just 29 years old when her knee gave out during a kickboxing class. In the weeks that followed, the inflammation in her knee spread to her ankle and then to her wrist. It would take a year before Sriram would finally have a diagnosis: seronegative rheumatoid arthritis.The...

New projects to unlock innovative approaches to arthritis diagnosis and care  For most people, a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis means starting on the drug methotrexate. But this medication is not a silver bullet treatment for everyone.  For about one-third of patients...

TORONTO - The Arthritis Society is investing in entrepreneurs to help them change the lives of people living with arthritis. Entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their idea to the Arthritis Ideator Program. Eight finalists will be selected by a panel of Canadian experts. These finalists will...

Susan Rivers was only 10 years old when she began experiencing pain in the joints in her legs.After many years of suffering and few answers, Susan was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a painful and inflammatory form of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), which affects one per cent to two per...

The Arthritis Society is inviting entrepreneurs and ideators from across Canada to help us fight the fire of arthritis.  Are you working on solutions to improve the lives of people with arthritis? Apply to our new Arthritis Ideator Program for an opportunity to receive one of four $50...

Both the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) and the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) recently released their recommendation on a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for individuals who are immunocompromised. The Arthritis Society supports these recommendations. In order...

For far too long, people have been told “it’s just arthritis.” It’s time to push back against that message and the mistaken believe it isn’t serious.  Starting with Arthritis Awareness Month in September and going forward we’re getting loud as we join...

Osteoarthritis impacts more than four million Canadians and there is no cure. To extinguish the pain of osteoarthritis, we need to prevent it. PhD candidate Justin Losciale of the University of British Columbia and Arthritis Research Canada is attempting to do just that as he tests whether a...