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Registrations open for the 2020 ANZMUSC Annual Scientific Meeting
Registrations open for the 2020 ANZMUSC Annual Scientific Meeting
We need innovation and new thinking in our management of arthritis
We are reminded that things are changing and the health issues we face will be potentially unaffordable.
Young people with arthritis are overlooked
Having to learn how to self-inject medication at the age of 11 years is a common experience among teenagers and children who have a form of arthritis.
Gout arthritis researcher awarded for outstanding work
Gout arthritis researcher awarded for outstanding work
Kiwibank to do away with cheques next year
Kiwibank announced earlier this year that it will stop processing cheques from 28 February 2020. The bank will not issue new cheque books from 30 September 2019.
Building ongoing support and information for families of children with arthritis
Arthritis New Zealand to extend its services for families who have children with arthritis, working with National Paediatric Rheumatology Services.
Joint replacement surgery – more operations not the answer
Surgery can be avoided through well supported early intervention that include access to physiotherapy, dieticians, psychologists and sleep specialists.
Most people with hip or knee osteoarthritis never need a joint replacement – expert in osteoarthritis
Most people with hip or knee osteoarthritis never need a joint replacement – government needs to fund more exercise and weight loss programmes.
It’s just arthritis – so what?
It’s a common enough reaction – so what? Isn’t it just old people that get arthritis? There are some quick and devastating counters to this…