The Ups and Downs of Treatment: RA Tells a Complex Story...We continue to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during Arthritis Awareness Month. Join us each week as we highlight different parts...reactions3comments
How Not to Be Dismissed as a 20-Something Female with RA (Part 2)...Recently, I wrote about my personal experience of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. While I began displaying concerning symptoms during my childhood...reactions6comments
How to Slay Energy Vampires...Do you have energy vampires in your life? You know, the people who if you spend almost any amount of time with...reactions14comments
That One Time with Rinvoq: My Experience with a JAK Inhibitor...Over the years with my RA diagnosis, I have tried many medications. I tried many of the TNF inhibitors, the JAK inhibitors...reactions1comment
Sympathy vs Understanding: Others Simply Can't Relate to My Life with RA...Recently, I wrote about a day where I was just over it. I didn’t want to deal with another aspect of living...reactions22comments
Tips for Routine Walks with RA...Walking is like medicine. We’ve all heard this before: the more we move, the more we support and protect and strengthen and...reactions5comments
COVID-19 Updates, May 7: Remdesivir, Antibody Testing, and Reinfection Risk...Our world is still changing every day because of COVID-19. Keeping up with all of the news can be challenging. Here are...reactionscomments
Charting a Careful New Course Post-Pandemic...As signs that the long COVID-19 pandemic is retreating and more people get vaccinated, the health and safety restrictions are being lifted...reactionscomments
Should I Travel 14 Hours Out of Town to See a Rheumatologist?...Hi everyone! Thank you for your fellowship ❤️ I was diagnosed with markers for RA back in 2016, and I experienced my...reactions12comments
The (Virtual) Doctor Is In! Sharing Telehealth Experiences...As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is being used by more and more people. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual...reactionscomments
Having RA Does Not Mean We Are Not Whole...I keenly remember a time, especially early in the course of my rheumatoid arthritis (RA), when it hit me that I was...reactions1comment
Hydration and Staying Cool in the Summer with RA...Staying hydrated is the key to a lot of things, like having healthy skin, experiencing easy digestion, enjoying lubricated joints, experiencing increased...reactions6comments
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 1 ...A few weeks ago, I fell and broke my hip. It's not how I wanted to start the summer, especially after a...reactions12comments
New Study Reveals Challenges of Exercise with RA...A study recently published in The Journal of Physiology sheds light on challenges experienced by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients when they exercise...reactions2comments
My Life With Rheumatoid Arthritis...How do I begin? What do I cover? When I ask myself these questions, I realize how much I have to say...reactions6comments
It's A Flare and I Am Not Nuts...Hi, I am a 53-year-old who was diagnosed 25 years ago. I am the person who is always "ok" when asked, "how...reactions4comments
Social Distancing Spurs Telehealth Surge...The technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United...reactionscomments
RD: What About the “Little” Pains?...Yeah, those. The non-agonizing tweaks and twinges. The background knee-throb. The sudden, sharp jab that takes your breath as you pick up...reactions4comments
Summah-Time!...Author's note: I wrote this article as though I am describing a typical summer and not one amidst a global pandemic. I...reactions4comments
Digital Health vs. Digital Therapeutics...Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from...reactionscomments
