Juvenile Arthritis News Columns The Many Faces and Types of Juvenile Arthritis January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Sometimes when I sit down to write my columns, I’m at a loss for words. ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Disease Activity in Black Children with pJIA Higher Than in Whites, Study Shows January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Use of a treat-to-target approach, combined with a tool to support clinical decisions, significantly lowered ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Feeling Worthy of Being Loved With Juvenile Arthritis January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 When I was a preteen and teenager, there were plenty of ways I tried to ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Methotrexate, Humira Seen to Alter Immune Cell Counts in JIA Children January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Significant changes were found in the immune cell levels of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Coping With Juvenile Arthritis Flares During Winter Break December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to having a break. It’s been ...
Juvenile Arthritis News JIA Patients Show Differences That May Affect Future Disease Activity, Study Says December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 An analysis using machine learning identified distinct patient groups and disease activity trajectories among young patients ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Safeguarding My Health to Keep JA in Check December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 This year for my family’s Secret Santa, I was so excited to get the youngest ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Genome Analysis Identifies New JIA-linked Genetic Variants, Targets December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 A large-scale genome analysis has identified five genetic variants newly associated with disease susceptibility in ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Dealing With the Lasting Effects of Juvenile Arthritis December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 “You’re not a kid anymore. You don’t have to call it juvenile arthritis.” Sometimes, I ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Free Online Booklet ‘My JIA’ Serves as Guide for Children, Families, and Schools December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 U.K. charity Juvenile Arthritis Research has published an informational booklet called “My JIA,” a resource ...
Juvenile Arthritis News New $100M Program Aims to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials November 26, 2020December 28, 2020 A new $100-million program aims to improve the diversity of participants in U.S. clinical trials with ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Homemade Gifts Kids With Juvenile Arthritis Will Love November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Bright shawls to wear during cancer treatment, blankets to swaddle new babies with, and hats ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Methotrexate Prefilled Syringe, RediTrex, Now Available in US for pJIA, Other Disorders November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Cumberland Pharmaceuticals has announced the launch of RediTrex, a new line of methotrexate prefilled syringes ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Balancing Life and Health Limitations November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Being a teenage girl in the body of an old lady is rough. Between day-to-day ...
Juvenile Arthritis News ACR Updates JIA Treatment Guidelines to Emphasize Disease-modifying Therapies November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has issued new guidelines for treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Staying Hopeful While Waiting for Arthritis Medicines to Work November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Sundays are injection days. My routine isn’t a big deal anymore, although it once was. ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Epstein-Barr Increases JIA Disease Activity, Impairs Treatment Response, Study Finds November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Previous Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with increased disease activity and impaired response to treatment in children ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Helping Kids With Juvenile Arthritis Maintain Good Oral Hygiene October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Halloween is still a few days away, but I’m on my fourth bag of candy. ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Timing of Arthritis Flares Linked to Eye Inflammation in JIA, Study Finds October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Eye inflammation tends to occur around the same time as arthritis flares in children with ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Fun Alternatives to Trick-or-Treating for Kids With JA October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 The past few years, I’ve been going to Salem, Massachusetts, to celebrate Halloween weekend with ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Corticosteroids Injection Near Jaw May Lessen JIA Joint Inflammation October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 A localized injection of corticosteroids into the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) — the joints near the ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns 4 Challenges Teens With Juvenile Arthritis May Face October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 I’m probably in the minority, but I loved high school. Those four years were a blast! Some ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Gene Variants May Predict Adverse MTX Treatment Outcome in JIA Patients October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Variations in single nucleotides — the building blocks of DNA — in two genes may ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns JA-friendly Alternatives to Halloween Activities October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Despite being the biggest scaredy-cat who ever lived, I enjoyed some Halloween festivities as a ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Genetic Score Helps Diagnose JIA, Study Suggests October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 A genomic risk score (GRS), based on DNA analysis, may reliably help diagnose children with ...
Juvenile Arthritis News FDA Approves Janssen’s Simponi Aria for Juvenile Arthritis Indications October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Janssen‘s Simponi Aria (golimumab) for the ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Helping Kids With JA Cope With Medical Fears October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 My first juvenile arthritis flare was so intense I was hospitalized for a couple days. ...
Juvenile Arthritis News FDA Approves Xeljanz for Polyarticular JIA October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Xeljanz (tofacitinib) has become the first medication in its class to be approved by the ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Parenting a Child With Juvenile Arthritis Requires Balance September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 When you say “juvenile arthritis,” many people imagine it’s the same disease that affects older ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Lower Doses of Ilaris Can Maintain Clinical Remission in Systemic-onset JIA, Trial Shows September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Treatment with Ilaris (canakinumab) at doses lower than the one recommended might be enough to maintain ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Overcoming Loneliness Caused by Juvenile Arthritis September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Juvenile arthritis can be such an isolating disease. Flares can cause you to miss out ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Brenzys, Biosimilar to Enbrel, Approved to Treat JIA in Canada September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Health Canada has expanded the approved use of Brenzys, a biosimilar of Enbrel (etanercept), to ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Biologics as Initial sJIA Therapy Rising in US, But Glucocorticoids Still in Wide Use September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Early treatment with biologics is increasingly being given to children newly diagnosed with systemic juvenile idiopathic ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns How to Stay Positive When Others Share Negative JA Experiences September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 There are groups for everything nowadays, especially online! I’m a member of several Facebook groups. ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Injuries Can Be a Big Deal With Juvenile Arthritis September 3, 2020September 4, 2020 While I like watching sports, I have never been an athletic person. So, naturally, gym ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Nepexto, Biosimilar of Enbrel, Now Available in Germany August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Nepexto, a biosimilar of Enbrel (etanercept), is now available in Germany for patients with juvenile ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Getting a Diagnosis Sometimes Brings Considerable Relief August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 When I was a child dealing with undiagnosed juvenile arthritis, my mum struggled to have ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Humira Shows Long-term Efficacy and Safety in Polyarticular JIA, Phase 3 Trial Reports August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Long-term treatment with Humira (adalimumab) — reaching through six years — was well-tolerated and effective in ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns 5 Overlapping Symptoms of JA and Depression August 13, 2020August 14, 2020 Being a teen is tough, and it’s no secret that teens with juvenile arthritis tend ...
Juvenile Arthritis News JIA Type and Medication Use Affect Longevity of Joint Implants August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 How long implants last in people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who had joint replacement surgery ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns 4 Ways to Ease the Pain of Biologic Injections August 6, 2020August 12, 2020 You’d think that the last thing a parent ever expects to learn is that their ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Sometimes Kids With Juvenile Arthritis Need Encouragement July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 I’ve heard it said that when you suffer from chronic pain, everything takes twice the ...
Juvenile Arthritis News sJIA Patients May Benefit More From Biologics Than Non-systemic July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Biological therapies or biologics may be more beneficial for young people with systemic juvenile idiopathic ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns For a Child Newly Diagnosed with JA, There’s Hope for the Future July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Even after I had suffered from symptoms for years, being diagnosed with juvenile arthritis brought ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Fundraisers and Fun Mark July, Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 With a goal of dispelling the common notion that only seniors get arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns When Juvenile Arthritis Becomes the Butt of the Joke July 16, 2020July 22, 2020 It’s hard as a child to deal with bullying. Unfortunately, kids with chronic illnesses can ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Hulio, Biosimilar of Humira, Wins FDA Approval for JIA, But Not Available Until 2023 July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hulio, a biosimilar of Humira (adalimumab), for the treatment ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns ‘Inside Out’ Helps Kids With JA Talk About Their Feelings July 9, 2020July 10, 2020 I’m a giant Disney nerd. So when “Inside Out” came out a few years ago, ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Is Remote Learning the Best Option for Kids with JA? July 2, 2020July 6, 2020 I chuckled, looking at pictures of my little cousin on a Zoom call with her ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns How to Thoughtfully Raise Awareness About Juvenile Arthritis June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 Ten years ago, a Disney Channel special inspired me to start an online journal. Almost ...
Juvenile Arthritis News MEFV Gene Mutation May Be Risk Factor for sJIA June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 A specific mutation in the MEFV gene, which has been linked to inflammation, may be ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns During JA Flares, Just Keep Moving Forward June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 It felt like gravity was pulling me down. I was trying to walk up a ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Enbrel Biosimilar Nepexto Approved in Europe for JIA, Other Inflammatory Disorders June 12, 2020June 13, 2020 The European Commission has approved Nepexto, a biosimilar of Enbrel (etanercept), for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns When Juvenile Arthritis Predicts the Weather June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 A few weeks ago, I couldn’t get comfortable. I sat on the couch, fidgeting and ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Teens in Netherlands Can Disregard Disease in Planning for Future, Survey Finds June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Teenagers with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in the Netherlands show a desire for “normalcy” and ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Feeling Overwhelmed by Pediatric Rheumatology Appointments? June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 I was sweet 16 and ready for the summer of a lifetime: I had my ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Nearly One-fifth of Infections Opportunistic in JIA Children on Immunosuppressants, Study Reports May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Close to one-fifth of infections in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) on immunosuppressants are ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Do Kids with Juvenile Arthritis Need Gluten-free Diets? May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 Every time I turn around, people claim yet another diet will cure arthritis or other ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Short Film on Woman with Juvenile Arthritis Highlights Awareness Month May 22, 2020May 26, 2020 A new short film called “Joint Effort” traces the journey of Zoe Zeerip, a Michigan ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns Being Diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis as a Teenager Is Tough May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 At 13, I found a love for fashion history. I regularly scrolled online archives of ...
COVID-19 News, Juvenile Arthritis News Video Games Connect Chronically Ill Children Isolated at Home, Hospital May 21, 2020June 22, 2020 Dara Riva always had a rule that her 10-year-old son could play video games only ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Janssen Seeks FDA Approval for Simponi Aria in JIA Subtypes May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Janssen has submitted two new applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns What to Do When Juvenile Arthritis Pain Makes It Hard to Focus May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 I had three great column ideas I’ve been thinking about all week. But when I ...
COVID-19 News, Juvenile Arthritis News Mobile App Helps Young Arthritis Patients Track Symptoms, Connect with Peers May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Adolescents and young adults with juvenile arthritis now can rate their daily symptoms in a matter ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns 4 Ways to Help Kids with JA Finish Their Homework May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 I hated Wednesday nights in third grade. In addition to my usual assignments, I had ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Kids with Juvenile Arthritis Want to Be Heard April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 In college, I worked as a tutor for elementary school children. My job was to ...
COVID-19 News, Juvenile Arthritis News Surge in Telemedicine One ‘Good’ Outcome from COVID-19 Crisis, Doctors Say April 27, 2020June 1, 2020 While there are few silver linings to the cloud created by COVID-19, the pandemic that ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Early Treatment Tied to Inactive Disease Within 1 Year, Canadian Registry Shows April 24, 2020April 25, 2020 Early treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is likely the reason for most children with JIA ...
Juvenile Arthritis News When JA Affects My Body Language April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 A couple of my friends are dying to play poker with me — not because ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Interleukin-33 Could Be Biomarker for JIA in Children, Study Indicates April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have high levels of a pro-inflammatory protein called interleukin-33 (IL-33) in their ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Aristospan, JIA Treatment, Approved for Public Reimbursement in Canada April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Aristospan (triamcinolone hexacetonide) — a treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and similar disorders — has ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Body Positivity for Kids with Juvenile Arthritis April 9, 2020April 10, 2020 Kids with arthritis don’t get the credit they deserve. Not only are they fighting an ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Certain Vaccines in Children with Polyarticular JIA Maintain Effectiveness on Orencia, Study Finds April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Young children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) maintained effective vaccination against diphtheria and tetanus ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News When Juvenile Arthritis Flares Due to Stress April 2, 2020May 8, 2020 Eleven stitches, add a space, then 11 more stitches. Repeat until you reach the end ...
Juvenile Arthritis News CHMP Recommends Enbrel Biosimilar Nepexto for Approval in Europe April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of Nepexto, a ...
COVID-19 News, Juvenile Arthritis News Phase 3 Clinical Trial Tests Actemra for COVID-19 Pneumonia March 27, 2020May 8, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved starting a Phase 3 clinical trial ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Chronic Illness YA Fiction Helped me Cope with Juvenile Arthritis March 26, 2020April 14, 2020 With the people of the world heading indoors to isolate and quarantine themselves, now is ...
Juvenile Arthritis News One-Fifth of JIA Patients Switch Out 1st Biological Therapy, UK Study Reports March 20, 2020March 21, 2020 About one-fifth of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) under age 16 are switched to second ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Coping with Juvenile Arthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic March 19, 2020May 8, 2020 This is a stressful time. As COVID-19 spreads rampantly, everyone is urged to wash their ...
Juvenile Arthritis News JIA Rheumatologist Wait Times Within Benchmarks, Canadian Study Finds March 17, 2020March 21, 2020 Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) generally saw rheumatologists within the recommended wait times, a ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Study: Adding RoActemra to Methotrexate Not Generally Effective in Lessening Uveitis in JIA Patients March 13, 2020March 21, 2020 Adding RoActemra (tocilizumab) to methotrexate failed to show effectiveness in children and adolescents with treatment-resistant uveitis ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News 4 Ways to Make Your Home More JA-friendly March 12, 2020May 8, 2020 Everyone says I’m a homebody, and they’re not wrong. As much as I love to ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Stopping Ilaris Post-remission Is Feasible in Systemic JIA Children, Study Finds March 10, 2020March 21, 2020 Treatment with Ilaris (canakinumab) can be discontinued without relapse in some children with systemic juvenile ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Parents Unaware of Current JIA Research, Study From Canada Reports March 6, 2020March 21, 2020 Parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) surveyed for a study in Canada were ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Why I Don’t Use CBD to Treat My Juvenile-onset Arthritis March 5, 2020April 14, 2020 These days, everyone seems to be talking about cannabidiol (CBD). You can buy it everywhere, ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Video: BioNews’ Social Media Campaign Highlights #WhatMakesMeRare March 5, 2020March 21, 2020 In recognition of Rare Disease Day Feb. 29, BioNews Services launched a social media campaign ...
Juvenile Arthritis News Early JIA Combo Therapy with Biologics Tops Standard Treatment, Study Finds March 3, 2020March 21, 2020 Early intervention with biological therapies to treat young patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns My Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis Makes Me Rare February 27, 2020May 8, 2020 With Rare Disease Day around the corner, I have been reflecting on how uncommon it ...
COVID-19 Columns, Juvenile Arthritis News Columns The Spoon Theory Can Help Parents of Kids with JA to Empathize February 20, 2020May 8, 2020 When thinking about arthritis, one doesn’t usually associate it with chronic fatigue. But juvenile arthritis ...