Category Archives: Arthritis Awareness

Sunday, April 19 |Arthritis Foundation

Survive & Thrive: Together in Isolation

It’s game on for Rob Gronkowski and Matt Iseman on the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast.

This was not your typical discussion about chronic pain and arthritis. There was laughing. There were singing and dancing. There was even juggling. It was just what we needed to cut through the isolation of the new coronavirus world. Former pro football player Rob Gronkowski – known by fans as “Gronk” – teamed up with Matt Iseman, host ofAmerican Ninja Warriorand a longtime friend of the Arthritis Foundation who has rheumatoid arthritis, to share their stories and some laughs on the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast. Together they will be hostingCOVID-19 Celebrity Challenge – Survive & Thrive: Together in Isolation, presented by CBDMEDIC™ to benefit the Arthritis Foundation, on Facebook Live.

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Tuesday, March 19 |Arthritis Foundation

Meet Nikita Goswami, Jane Wyman Foundation-sponsored Pediatric Fellow

Meet Nikita Goswami, Jane Wyman Foundation-sponsored Pediatric Fellow

Because access to care is not always guaranteed, the Arthritis Foundation has been working to help close the gap on the nation’s rheumatologist shortage through ourfellowship initiative. We recently funded a new fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) through generous donations from theJane Wyman Trust.

“I am grateful for this opportunity,” says Dr. Nikita Goswami, who was awarded the fellowship. “It will let me provide care to a large, diverse group of children with complex rheumatic conditions and to participate in clinical research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of childhood rheumatic diseases. Keeping the patient’s best interest in mind, I will continue to advocate on behalf of children with these diseases for access to cutting-edge, specialized medical care.”

Dr. Goswami earned her bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University in Ohio, a medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica, and she completed a pediatric residency at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia. Dr. Goswami is in her second year of a pediatric rheumatology fellowship program at CHLA. The Jane Wyman Trust award will help her complete her last two years of study.

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Monday, December 17 |Arthritis Foundation

Thanks for the Laughs and the Salute to Telethons, Mrs. Maisel!

Remember when telethons were a big thing? Americans would dial in and be greeted by celebrities like Mary Tyler Moore or Betty White. Before Walk to Cure Arthritis and Jingle Bell Run, telethons were a major lifeline (pun intended) for our organization, so we could impact the course of the disease and support the millions of Americans living with it.Continue readingThanks for the Laughs and the Salute to Telethons, Mrs. Maisel!→

CARRA study enrollment complete
Friday, December 14 |Arthritis Foundation

New Large-scale Study to Make Personalized Medicine a Reality for Kids With JIA

Personalized treatments forchildren with arthritis将很快成为现实，这要归功于关节炎基金会支持的一项新研究。

这项研究是同类研究中规模最大的，由儿童关节炎和风湿病研究联盟(CARRA)完成，CARRA是一个北美研究网络，开展合作研究，寻找儿童风湿病的治疗方法。TheArthritis Foundation has worked closely with CARRAsince it was formed in 2002. Together, we’ve aligned our scientific agendas, and the Foundation has committed millions of dollars toward expanding juvenile arthritis research through CARRA.

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Wednesday, November 28 |Arthritis Foundation

An Ancient Disease That Needs More Visibility

The earliest traces of arthritis date back to prehistoric times, detected in the fossils of dinosaurs. The first signs of arthritis in humans were found in the skeletal remains of Native Americans, going back as far as 4500 BC. Ever since, this insidious disease has fanned out across the world. Some estimates put the number of those affected globally at approximately 350 million.Continue readingAn Ancient Disease That Needs More Visibility→

Giving Tuesday 2018
Tuesday, November 27 |Arthritis Foundation

On This Day of Global Giving, Help Cure Arthritis

Today is the day– it’s time to join the fight against arthritis by participating in#GivingTuesday! November 27, 2018, is a global day dedicated to giving back and celebrating generosity. When yougive to the Arthritis Foundation, you help support our commitment to helping the 54 million Americans with arthritis. Give, so the 300,000children who struggle with arthritispain daily can say Yes to childhood. Give, so we can fund research for better treatments and a cure. Give, to help make possible more life-changing tools and resources.Continue readingOn This Day of Global Giving, Help Cure Arthritis→

Tuesday, November 20 |Arthritis Foundation

No One Should Be in Debilitating Pain, Especially at 3 Years Old

Meet Shannan O’hara-Levi

When Shannan O’hara-Levi was only 7 months old, her mother noticed that she would wake up from naps crying and grabbing at her knees. Mrs. O’hara took her to the doctor, only to be brushed off and told it was just “growing pains” that would eventually go away. Ironically, a few years later at a routine checkup, the pediatrician asked Mrs. O’hara why Shannan wasn’t brought in earlier for her red, swollen knees. That’s when Shannan was finally diagnosed withjuvenile arthritis (JA).Continue readingNo One Should Be in Debilitating Pain, Especially at 3 Years Old→

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Thursday, November 1 |Arthritis Foundation

Let’s Get A Grip on Arthritis: Make Your Dedication Today

The Arthritis Foundation is bringing arthritis out of the shadows of isolation and misinformation through an unprecedentedcause campaignabout the disease’s far-reaching impact. It’s time to take arthritis seriously. The public needs to understand that arthritis is a lot more serious than many think.Continue readingLet’s Get A Grip on Arthritis: Make Your Dedication Today→

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Tuesday, October 9 |Arthritis Foundation

The Arthritis Foundation Goes Dark for Awareness

This Friday, October 12, is World Arthritis Day!

World Arthritis Day is a special day that unifies people of all ages, races, and genders to raise awareness of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Each year, thousands of people all around the world take to social media using the#WorldArthritisDayhashtag onFacebook,Twitter，并在Instagram上庆祝关节炎患者的力量和决心。今年，我们将更进一步。

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