Breast cancer

Breast Cancer diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

15 Jan 2020 • 1 comment

33% of responding members said they were "horrified" when they received their breast cancer diagnosis. Read more about Carenity members' experiences with their breast cancer diagnosis and share your...

What medications should be banned in 2020?

10 Jan 2020 • 6 comments

The French magazine Prescrire made a list of 100 medications said to be more dangerous than beneficial for patients. Read on to learn more!...

Epilepsy

Epileptic seizures: recognising the symptoms and how to help

7 Jan 2020 • 3 comments

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure": discover the different types of epileptic seizures and our types on how to best treat them....

Cerebrovascular accident
Transient ischemic attack

How to recognise the signs of a stroke ?

26 Dec 2019 • 1 Like

Every year, more than 100 000 people suffer a stroke. Learn to recognise the symptoms, react as quickly as possible and limit the damage....

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis - Carenity members tell their story

18 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

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

Psoriasis

Psoriasis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

18 Dec 2019

Carenity members affected by Psoriasis tell the story of their diagnosis: Symptoms, emotions, examinations, quality of care, and more....

Depression
Postpartum depression

Depression diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

5 Dec 2019 • 5 comments

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?

26 Nov 2019 • 10 comments

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

Bipolar disorder
Chronic anxiety - Stress
Depression
Generalized anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

25 Nov 2019

Anxiety is a common emotion, but for some their anxiety seems to take over everything, making it impossible to live a normal life. But, what is Generalised Anxiety disorder? How is it diagnosed and...

Cancer

Cancer Treatments: Biologic therapy and Immunotherapy

22 Nov 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 1)

Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

6 Nov 2019 • 1 comment

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on diagnosis, patient care and treatment?...

Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn's disease
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

What is biologic therapy? A focused look at inflammatory diseases

24 Oct 2019 • 3 Likes • 4 comments

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