by AdminNZ | Sep 8, 2019 | Media Releases, News
It’s not just the elephant in the room – it’s a herd of elephants on the rampage. Osteoarthritis is a severe health issue that is only going to get worse. New Zealand needs to be much more proactive in acknowledging the seriousness of this debilitating...
by AdminNZ | Sep 6, 2019 | News
In our April 2019 issue, I started my column noting that we were about to make a presentation to the Health Select Committee. I am delighted to report that this submission was extremely well-received by the politicians on both sides of the house – click here to...
by AdminNZ | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Research
Māori lived experiences of Osteoarthritis: A Māori approach Research that explores the perceptions and experiences of Māori adults living with osteoarthritis, from a Māori approach. A summary of research done by Nikita McGruer under supervisors Associate Professor...
by AdminNZ | Sep 5, 2019 | News
In April this year Arthritis New Zealand appeared before the Health Select Committee at Parliament to speak to a written submission it made following the launch of the report on the economic cost of arthritis in New Zealand. The submission made to the Select Committee...
by AdminNZ | Sep 2, 2019 | News, People with rheumatoid arthritis
Anna Mortlock is like any 37-year-old Mum who has to cope with being a Mum to a six-month-old baby. But her journey is different and more complicated than that of most Mums, and that is because she has been living with arthritis since she was 14 years old. Baby Amelia...
by AdminNZ | Aug 26, 2019 | Media Releases, News
We hear it often – people get told, “you have arthritis, learn to live with it” or “come back when it is worse, and we will consider surgery.” At Arthritis New Zealand, we hear all too often from people with osteoarthritis who have...
