‘My rheumatologist told me that it is a common phenomenon for women’s pain to be dismissed or ignored’
Emma O’Carroll was misdiagnosed and endured years of pain before being diagnosed with a rare form of arthritis
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Managing chronic disease: ‘It is one of the most positive things that has happened in the health service’
Women with gestational diabetes have been added to a ‘game-changing’ HSE programme that focuses on a list of chronic conditions
Rheumatoid arthritis: What is it, who gets it and what does the future hold?
Treatment is becoming more targeted and personalised for those who suffer from pain and stiffness in the joints
Understanding the links between psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Irish patients sought for international study aiming to better understand the connections between the two conditions
Ireland rugby star James Lowe: ‘There was no way arthritis was going to stop me one bit’
The Grand Slam-winning Six Nations international offers hope to fellow juvenile arthritis sufferers in a new video with Arthritis Ireland
What is juvenile idiopathic arthritis and what are the symptoms?
Every year about one in 10,000 children in Ireland are diagnosed with JIA, says Arthritis Ireland
Common arthritis supplements have little positive benefit, study finds
Misinformation about purported benefits of diet and supplements is ‘rampant’, says expert
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