Dear Friend, The year 2020 has certainly been a challenge for the ages. Social and economic changes brought about during a global pandemic have meant uncertainty for many, and the need to adapt for all. At the Arthritis National Research Foundation, we are taking action to diversify our...
Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is an autoimmune arthritis associated with the skin condition psoriasis. Joint pain, swelling, and stiffness often affecting the fingers, toes and lower spine (other joints may be also be impacted) are the key signs and symptoms. These can range from mild to...
When Ashley Scott was very little, she used to dress up like a doctor and perform “surgeries” on her stuffed animals. For her, this was more than just a matter of playing dress up. It was practice. Because by the time Ashley was old enough...
Arthritis is often seen as an infliction experienced only by the elderly with few realising that there are forms of arthritis affecting young children. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is an umbrella term for several subtypes of JIA which differ based on number of affected joints,...
Autoimmune diseases occur when something goes awry with how our immune system is functioning. Your immune system consists of the organs and processes that provide protection against infection and toxins. In order to function properly your immune system needs to be capable of detecting an...
Given the impact that COVID-19 has had on increased strain on our health care systems it is increasingly important that health care facilities take extra precautions to prevent further spread of the virus. The rising number of patients with the virus being tested at or...
Dr Christian Jacome-Galarza was born and raised in Mexico. Here he also received his Undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and his Master’s degree in Clinical Biomedicine, both from the University of the Americas-Puebla. After completing his Master’s research, he relocated to the U.S. where he...
Dr Joerg Ermann grew up in Germany and attended Medical School at the University of Leipzig. After a postdoctoral fellowship in Immunology with Dr Garry Fathman at Stanford University and a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Memphis, he moved to Boston...
Pain serves a purpose; it exists to alert us to potential or existing damage to the body. It can arise from injury or disease. After the brain has received and processed the pain message and coordinated a suitable response, pain has served its function. Endorphins,...
Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that can result in changes to the skin, blood vessels, muscles and internal organs. The most common symptom is thickened skin, but other symptoms include stiffness, fatigue, and poor circulation in the fingers and toes with cold exposure. The underlying...