March 11, 2021March 9, 2021
A Life With Juvenile Arthritis Is Still a Happy Life
Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis
When I first started this column, I had so many things I wanted to share with families coping with juvenile ... Read more
March 4, 2021March 2, 2021
Designing a Play Space That Accommodates Juvenile Arthritis
Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis
When I returned home from the hospital after my first major juvenile arthritis flare, my parents had to move around ... Read more
March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
Actemra Injections for sJIA, pJIA Easier Than Comparable Infusions
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Compared with an infusion into the vein, injecting Actemra (tocilizumab) under the skin offers people with systemic and polyarticular juvenile ... Read more
February 25, 2021February 23, 2021
Maybe Juvenile Arthritis Isn’t So Rare After All
Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis
With Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28 quickly approaching, I began to reflect on my experience living with juvenile-onset psoriatic arthritis. ... Read more
February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
UK Group Awarded £600K to Study Juvenile Arthritis, Related Disorders
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Versus Arthritis has funded three more years of research into therapies for juvenile arthritis and related conditions at the U.K. ... Read more
February 18, 2021February 16, 2021
The Stigma of Invisible Illness Affects the Whole Family
Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis
It was hard to learn to advocate for myself as a teenager with juvenile arthritis. I have many anecdotes from ... Read more
February 18, 2021February 18, 2021
Yuflyma, Biosimilar of Humira, Approved for Use in Europe
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The European Commission (EC) has approved Yuflyma (CT-P17), an adalimumab biosimilar, to treat multiple chronic inflammatory diseases, including juvenile idiopathic ... Read more
February 11, 2021February 9, 2021
Do Biologics Lose their Efficacy Over Time?
Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis
Although it’s still two days away as I write this, I’m counting down the minutes until injection day. The biologic ... Read more
February 11, 2021February 11, 2021
Genetic Signature May Identify sJIA Children Who Respond to Ilaris
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A specific genetic signature can help in identifying children with systemic onset juvenile arthritis (sJIA) who are most likely to ... Read more
February 4, 2021February 2, 2021
How JA Parents Can Be Proactive at Rheumatology Appointments
Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis
Before every doctor’s appointment, I write down my questions on a little sheet of paper and put it in my ... Read more
February 4, 2021February 4, 2021
Uveitis Leads to Poorer Vision in JIA Children, Affecting Life Quality
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Uveitis, a form of eye inflammation, worsens vision and vision-related quality of life among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), ... Read more
January 28, 2021January 26, 2021
How to Deal With Pain Caused by Physical Therapy
Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis
After slowly rolling out of bed, I hobble to the bathroom. I don’t want to move a muscle — they’re ... Read more

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

Uveitis Leads to Poorer Vision in JIA Children, Affecting Life Quality

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Uveitis, a form of eye inflammation, worsens vision and vision-related quality of life among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to a large questionnaire study. Results also showed worse ... Read more

January 28, 2021January 26, 2021

How to Deal With Pain Caused by Physical Therapy

Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis

After slowly rolling out of bed, I hobble to the bathroom. I don’t want to move a muscle — they’re all aching and don’t want to cooperate. Sitting on the ... Read more

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021

Advocacy Groups Team Up to Fund World’s Largest JIA Register

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Versus Arthritis and the British Society for Rheumatology have partnered to share data — and to fund the UK JIA Register, which will track the long-term safety and efficacy of ... Read more

January 21, 2021January 19, 2021

Tips for Helping Kids Take Their JA Medications

Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis

A couple years ago, I had my own shelf in the kitchen cabinet devoted solely to my medicines. I had vitamins that felt like the size of a quarter (that ... Read more

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Celecoxib Capsules, Generic of Celebrex, Approved for Pain, Inflammation

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved celecoxib capsules — a generic form of Pfizer’s Celebrex — to treat inflammation and pain in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and ... Read more

January 14, 2021January 12, 2021

The Many Faces and Types of Juvenile Arthritis

Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis

Sometimes when I sit down to write my columns, I’m at a loss for words. It’s not because I’m out of ideas, but because I’m overwhelmed by the number of ... Read more

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

Disease Activity in Black Children with pJIA Higher Than in Whites, Study Shows

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Use of a treat-to-target approach, combined with a tool to support clinical decisions, significantly lowered disease activity in children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) regardless of race and disease duration, ... Read more

January 7, 2021January 5, 2021

Feeling Worthy of Being Loved With Juvenile Arthritis

Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis

When I was a preteen and teenager, there were plenty of ways I tried to hide or change who I was. Like lots of teenagers, I used things like clothes ... Read more

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Methotrexate, Humira Seen to Alter Immune Cell Counts in JIA Children

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Significant changes were found in the immune cell levels of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) following treatment with methotrexate and Humira (adalimumab), a study reports. These findings help explain ... Read more

December 17, 2020December 15, 2020

Coping With Juvenile Arthritis Flares During Winter Break

Columns, Life with Juvenile Arthritis

I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to having a break. It’s been a long year, and my body and mind are ready for some time to unwind. I’m sure ... Read more

A Life With Juvenile Arthritis Is Still a Happy Life

Designing a Play Space That Accommodates Juvenile Arthritis

Actemra Injections for sJIA, pJIA Easier Than Comparable Infusions

Maybe Juvenile Arthritis Isn’t So Rare After All

UK Group Awarded £600K to Study Juvenile Arthritis, Related Disorders

The Stigma of Invisible Illness Affects the Whole Family

Yuflyma, Biosimilar of Humira, Approved for Use in Europe

Do Biologics Lose their Efficacy Over Time?

Genetic Signature May Identify sJIA Children Who Respond to Ilaris

How JA Parents Can Be Proactive at Rheumatology Appointments

Uveitis Leads to Poorer Vision in JIA Children, Affecting Life Quality

How to Deal With Pain Caused by Physical Therapy