by Arthritis NZ | Jan 11, 2024 | News
Frequently Asked Questions about where your general practitioner (GP) fits in your health team – an interview with Dr Emma Dunning, GP, Healthify. Q: Why is it important to be in charge of my own health care? Being in charge of your health care gives you better...
by Arthritis NZ | Dec 18, 2023 | News
by Dr Valerie Milne The interaction of inflammatory arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and other forms of spondyloarthritis), medications to control arthritis and sun sensitivity is not always clear, and the reactions between medications and...
by Arthritis NZ | Nov 29, 2023 | How We Help, News
6 Facts from the First Study in 40 Years Pacific people have the highest prevalence of lupus SLE than any other ethnic group in New Zealand. Māori and Asian people also had around twice the incidence and prevalence of Europeans/others. The incidence of juvenile SLE...
by Arthritis NZ | Nov 21, 2023 | How We Help, News
6.30 am Usually, I wake up around 6.30 am after being attacked by kisses from my 8-month-old puppy, Loki. He knows it’s time for walkies! As we walk, the sun rises, and I prepare myself for the day I have Osteoarthritis (OA) in my toes and hands, so getting...
by Arthritis NZ | Nov 3, 2023 | News
by Georgie-Anne Cox Arthritis NZ – Mateponapona Aotearoa celebrated a significant milestone last week with the official launch of the My JIA Journey journal at the head office in Wellington. This remarkable resource, developed by the Youth Advisory Group youth...
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 20, 2023 | News, Nutrition
by Tracey Kellett, Registered Nutritionist 20 October is World Fruit and Vegetable Day, which is celebrated by 30 nations of AIAM5, a global Alliance of Associations that promotes fruit and vegetable consumption and the 5-a-day movement. At this time of year, when the...
