Arthritis

Posted at 17:26 11 Feb
Coronavirus: Evening update
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.
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Posted at 9:49 15 Jan
'Misdiagnosed back pain means I can never dance again'
By Lucy Wallis
BBC News
Singer Talia Dean was 18 when she first had symptoms of axial spondyloarthritis. It took 15 years to get a diagnosis.
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Posted at 9:17 20 Jul 2020
NI arthritis sufferers 'run risk of being overlooked'
As lockdown eases, a charity says long waiting lists for arthritis-related surgery must be addressed.
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Posted at 17:49 19 May 2020
University awarded lockdown research funding
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Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have been awarded more than £50,000 to investigate the impact of lockdown on patients with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions.
About 2,000 patients across the UK with variety of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions will be sent questionnaires in the first instance, with in-depth interviews set up with some of them afterwards.
The charity Versus Arthritis and the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) is funding the study.
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Posted at 16:23 12 Feb 2020
Boy, 11, lives 'in pain' with arthritis
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Video caption: A North Yorkshire boy is one of 15,000 children in the UK who live with arthritis.
A North Yorkshire boy is one of 15,000 children in the UK who live with arthritis.
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Posted at 0:15 12 Feb 2020
Children with arthritis 'facing diagnosis delays'
About 15,000 children in the UK have arthritis, but many face delays in diagnosis, says a charity.
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Posted at 23:49 23 Oct 2019
People 'more likely to feel pain on humid days'
Researchers hope the study will steer work into why those with long-term health issues are affected.
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Posted at 0:42 17 Oct 2019
Microphones 'diagnose noisy arthritic knees'
The technology is the same as that used by engineers to listen for faults in bridges.
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Posted at 14:07 29 May 2019
'You just keep going for the things you love really'
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Video caption: The family battling to get around the clock care
Martine and David have triplets but her arthritis means she needs constant care. They're fighting for money in the face of local authority budget cuts and say they're desperate.
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Posted at 10:51 5 Apr 2019
'I developed arthritis in my 20s'
Doctors say Lowri was three hours from death when she developed an infection leading to sepsis.
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Posted at 2:20 23 Mar 2019
'Burlesque helps us fight life's challenges'
A group of women say forming a dance troupe has changed their lives.
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Posted at 8:10 28 Feb 2019
Arthritis 'makes me hurt all the time'
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Video caption: The London teenager with painful arthritis
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Posted at 5:27 28 Jan 2019
The chickens making medicine in their egg whites
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Video caption: Dr Lissa Herron explains what they found out from their research
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Posted at 11:53 17 Jan 2019
Iron disease 'bigger threat than we knew'
Genetic disorder Haemochromatosis can cause liver failure, diabetes and severe arthritis if untreated.
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Posted at 5:31 19 Dec 2018
Royal Marines dream come true
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Fourteen-year-old Malachi Neat, who has arthritis in his eyes, got an early Christmas gift from Royal Marine commandos.
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Posted at 11:57 29 Oct 2018
'Psoriatic arthritis put me in hospital'
By Amanda Cashmore
BBC News
Lydia Warner was an aspiring archaeologist when a health condition left her in a wheelchair.
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Posted at 11:52 29 Oct 2018
'I thought I was the only person with it'
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Video caption: 'I thought I was the only person with psoriatic arthritis'
Lydia Warne feared she might never walk or work again after being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.
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Posted at 23:59 22 Jul 2018
The boy with arthritis in his eyes
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Video caption: The boy whose arthritic eyes threaten Marine dream
An aspiring Royal Marine hopes an unusual arthritis diagnosis will not derail his career plans.
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Posted at 10:11 13 Jun 2018
Paddy McGuinness has arthritis at 44
The Take Me Out host posts a picture revealing he's had treatment for arthritis in his shoulder.
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Posted at 7:50 24 Apr 2018
'It just gives her total independence'
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Video caption: The Dorset couple using a voice-controlled device to regain their independence
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