by Arthritis NZ | 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 Lisa Thompson | Jun 14, 2022 | How We Help, News, Research
A team of talented medical students are working on research projects that they anticipate will influence and improve health services for people with arthritis. The team is supervised by Professor Rebecca Grainger and Doctor Tehmina Gladman (PhD). The projects focus on...
by Arthritis NZ | May 27, 2022 | How We Help, News, Research
A significant Lupus research study, the inaugural Arthritis New Zealand Lupus/ SLE Postdoctoral Fellowship has been awarded to Dr Chunhuan Lao. The Lupus Fellowship is a significant new research funding opportunity that has been made available through a generous...
by Arthritis NZ | Apr 19, 2022 | News, Research
Pharmac has released the Pacific peoples health – Gout data insights report showing that while the prevalence of gout in Pacific Peoples continues to climb, access to preventive gout medicine remains inequitable. The latest insights show that Pacific Peoples...
by Arthritis NZ | Feb 3, 2022 | News, Research
In the 2015 Budget, the Government allocated $6-million of new funding over a three-year period to help improve care for people with osteoarthritis and associated health conditions. This led to the creation of the Mobility Action Plan (or “MAP”) which aimed to improve...
by Arthritis NZ | Aug 4, 2021 | News, Research
Arthritis New Zealand published an online survey shared on social media on people’s experience of pain to help us better understand arthritis pain and develop more resources to help people manage pain. We acknowledge that the survey respondents are all in different...
