Helping Teenagers with Juvenile Arthritis Pick a Career
After years of dreaming about being a nurse, I realized my dreams would have to change a little. In high school, I completed a ... Read more
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Making the Best of Rheumatologist Visits for Children with Arthritis
When your child has juvenile arthritis, you might find that her pediatric rheumatologist becomes a part of the family. Frequent appointments can mean you ... Read more -
Exercise and Psychological Training May Help to Ease Chronic Pain in Juvenile Arthritis
Non-pharmacological treatments, such as psychological and exercise-based interventions, may be a viable way of easing pain in children and teenagers with pediatric rheumatic disease, also ... Read more -
Why Children with Juvenile Arthritis Need Time to Be a Kid
It was the end of the world. Or, at least it felt that way at the time. I had just found out pictures of ... Read more -
Humira Biosimilar Hulio Granted Marketing Authorization in Europe for JIA, Others
Mylan and Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics were granted marketing authorization for biosimilar Hulio (adalimumab) by the European Commission for all the indications of its ... Read more
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Dealing with Being Judged for Using a Mobility Aid for Juvenile Arthritis
For the most part, I looked like a normal teenager. But on annual trips ... -
FDA Approves Subcutaneous Form of Actemra for Active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Genentech’s formulation of Actemra (tocilizumab) by subcutaneous ... -
The Emotional Toll of Weight Gain
I have a hard time looking at photographs of myself from when I was ... -
Preparing for Colder Seasons with Juvenile Arthritis
I’ve always loved the first few days of summer. As a kid, I spent ... -
Actemra Shows Sustained Safety, Efficacy in Children with pJIA, Extension Trial Shows
Long-term treatment with Actemra (tocilizumab) shows sustained safety and effectiveness in children with polyarticular ... -
Humira’s Safety in Children With JA, Other Diseases Comparable to That in Adults, Study Suggests
The safety profile of Humira (adalimumab) in children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), ...
Systemic Arthritis and Prolonged Corticosteroid Use Associated with Growth Impairment in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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A recent study showed that children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) now have similar growth and weight gain as children in the general population. Nonetheless, about 1 in 10 JIA children with systemic arthritis, uncontrolled disease, or prolonged use of ... Read more