by AdminNZ | Jun 2, 2023 | News
Promoting Arthritis Assist in Taranaki is the first step towards our mission to raise awareness about our services in regions with limited access to arthritis care and resources. In May, Tory Garnham from the Arthritis Assist Team embarked on a mission to raise...
by AdminNZ | May 18, 2023 | News, Research
by Dr Valerie Milne Smoking impacts Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) at all stages of the disease and even its treatment. RA is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by inflammation in the joints that, when left untreated, can cause irreversible cartilage loss and bone...
by AdminNZ | May 17, 2023 | News, Nutrition
by Tracey Kellett, Registered Nutritionist As the cost of living continues to increase in New Zealand, we put together some helpful tips for spending less money on food and taking care of your nutrition at the same time. 1. Cook once, eat twice or three times...
by AdminNZ | Apr 28, 2023 | News
We announced in May that the inaugural Arthritis New Zealand Lupus/ SLE Postdoctoral Fellowship was awarded to Dr Chunhuan Lao. The Lupus Fellowship is a significant new research funding opportunity made available through a generous bequest by the late Dorothy...
by AdminNZ | Mar 30, 2023 | Arthritis FAQs, News
by Tracey Kellett, Online Health Advisor An enthesis is a site where the tendons, which anchor muscles to bone, and ligaments, which join bones together, connect with bone via a specialised fibrous tissue. Enthesitis is a medical condition in which the enthesis...
by AdminNZ | Mar 23, 2023 | How We Help, News, People with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
By Joanne Taylor After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19, Families Camp went ahead at Totara Springs in the sunny and warm Matamata from all over New Zealand. Twenty-One children and their caregiver/s gathered at a camp specifically designed for children...
