Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis - Carenity members tell their story

Dec 18, 2019 • 1 comment

Carenity members living with ulcerative colitis waiting on average 2 years to obtain a diagnosis. Here they tell their stories....

Depression
Postpartum depression

Depression diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Dec 16, 2019 • 1 comment

Depression is an invisible disease whose sufferers sometimes fight for years to be taken seriously and diagnosed....

What conditions and medications are incompatible with aspirin?

Nov 26, 2019 • 1 comment

It’s one of the most widely marketed medications in the world, but there are some illnesses and medications that aspirin doesn’t go along with. Find out which ones....

Cancer

Cancer Treatments: Biotherapy and Immunotherapy

Nov 22, 2019

What is biologic therapy? How can it help treat cancer? What does it mean when a doctor talks about immunotherapy? At what point during treatment and under what conditions should a patient be given...

Diabetes (Type 2)

Type-2 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Nov 22, 2019 • 1 Like

Our members affected by Type-2 Diabetes tell the story of their diagnosis. Symptoms, emotions, examinations and relationships with their doctors....

COPD

COPD diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Nov 11, 2019 • 2 comments

Carenity members affected by COPD tell the story of their diagnosis: Symptoms, emotions, examinations, quality of care, and more. Read Carenity members' experiences with their COPD diagnosis and...

Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Nov 6, 2019 • 1 comment

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on their diagnosis journey: the delivery of the diagnosis, misdiagnoses, patient care, treatment, and more....

Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Oct 24, 2019

Occupational therapist, Jessica Saint-Martin’s helps patients re-master their everyday tasks, giving them a renewed sense of autonomy. She accepted to talk to us about the benefits her profession...

Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn's disease
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

What is biotherapy? A focused look at inflammatory diseases

Oct 24, 2019

To reduce the severity of psoriasis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease or even polyarthritis symptoms, some physicians may prescribe biologic therapy. But how does it work?...

Psoriatic arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Oct 14, 2019

50% of responding members said they were "determined to fight the disease" after they received their psoriatic arthritis diagnosis. Read more about Carenity members' experiences with their psoriatic...

Parkinson's disease

Carenity members share about their Parkinson's disease diagnosis experience

Oct 7, 2019

28% of responding members said they felt "lost" when they received their Parkinson's disease diagnosis. Read more about Carenity members' experiences with their Parkinson's disease diagnosis and...

Physical therapy, chronic pain and chronic illness: our expert’s answers

Sep 6, 2019 • 3 comments

A physical therapist explains the benefits of physical therapy and how to break out of the vicious cycle of "I’m in pain, so I don't move"....