Arthritis Patient Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Louella Sequeira
The Arthritis Patient Advisory Board (APAB) is comprised of volunteer advocates with arthritis who bring personal lived experience and arthritis knowledge to research decision making at Arthritis Research Canada. One of these members is Louella Sequeira, who has been part of APAB since 2018 and has lived for Raynaud’s for over two decades
Caregiving When Your Own Body Needs Care
A personal reflection from an Arthritis Patient Advisory Board member on caring for an aging parent while living with arthritis.
Arthritis and High Blood Pressure: What Patients Need to Know About Hypertension
People living with inflammatory arthritis and other systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases can have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. That makes managing blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors an important part of overall arthritis care.
Why Do I Feel Like I Have the Flu? Understanding Malaise and Arthritis
Malaise is a general feeling of discomfort, being ill, or lack of well-being. It isn’t a disease itself and it isn’t specific to arthritis.
For people living with inflammatory arthritis, however, malaise can be another reminder that diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis involve much more than pain in your joints.
New Appointment and New Addition Strengthen Arthritis Research Canada’s Research Team
Arthritis Research Canada is celebrating two exciting additions to its research team. Dr. Sarah Hansen has been appointed as a clinician investigator, recognizing her growing leadership in autoinflammatory disease research, while Dr. Rebecca Moyer joins the organization as a research scientist, bringing years of expertise in musculoskeletal health rehabilitation research.
New Research Suggests Weight-Loss Medications Also Show Promise for Treating People with Psoriatic Arthritis
For many people living with psoriatic arthritis, managing the disease means finding the right medication to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. But what if treating obesity could also help improve arthritis?
Exploring a New Immune Cell Therapy for People with Autoimmune Diseases
Understanding how scleroderma affects people over time
How can we help Canadians age at home to improve health outcomes and support a sustainable healthcare system?
Patients Intéressés par la Recherche sur l’Arthrite
Citoyens partenaires intéressés par la recherche sur l’arthrite La meilleure science commence par les personnes qu’elle est destinée à servir. Les citoyens partenaires intéressés par la recherche sur l’arthrite (C-PIRA) d’Arthrite-Recherche Canada sont des bénévoles qui travaillent en partenariat avec des chercheurs pour adapter les questions de recherche sur l’arthrite et pour en vulgariser les […]