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

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...

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Cancer Treatments: Biologic therapy and Immunotherapy

Cancer

Cancer Treatments: Biologic therapy and Immunotherapy

22 Nov 2019

Care for cancer patients is turning more and more towards personalised medicine and targeted therapies. Over the past 15 years, the use of biologic therapies has exploded in the oncology field and...

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Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Bipolar disorder
Depression

Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

20 Nov 2019

Dorothee’s difficult past is likely at the root of her bipolar disorder. Diagnosed after years of not knowing what was wrong, she recounts her journey and her...

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Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

Rendu-Osler-Weber disease

Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

14 Nov 2019 • 1 comment

Pierre lives with a very rare genetic illness. Learn more about his story, his symptoms and his treatments as well as his daily life and how he stays positive in spite of his...

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NHS - Get help with prescription costs

NHS - Get help with prescription costs

12 Nov 2019 • 54 comments

Prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) are available in England and they can save you money. NHS prescription costs The current prescription charge is £9.00 per item (as of April 2019). A three...

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An eternal struggle: Between hope and depression, my battle with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia

An eternal struggle: Between hope and depression, my battle with fibromyalgia

8 Nov 2019 • 3 comments

Rosaline recounts her fibromyalgia journey and how she fights to live a normal and active life with her husband at her...

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Patient Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia - The pain is still there, but she fights to stay positive

Cervicobrachial neuralgia
Endometriosis
Pudendal neuralgia

Patient Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia - The pain is still there, but she fights to stay positive

7 Nov 2019 • 1 Like

Suffering from cluneal neuralgia that prevents her from sitting down, Peggy agreed to talk to us about her symptoms and her fight to live a normal life....

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Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

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?...

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Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Parkinson's disease

Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

30 Oct 2019 • 1 comment

When Claire learned she had Parkinson’s disease, she set out to understand the signs her body had been sending her. Discover how in her...

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Living with COPD: “I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Asthma
COPD

Living with COPD: “I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

28 Oct 2019 • 1 Like • 2 comments

Walking, losing weight and carefully following his doctor’s orders: when faced with COPD, Joel refused to let the condition get him down! In his testimonial, he talks about his fight to live a...

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What is biologic therapy? A focused look at inflammatory diseases

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?...

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Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

23 Oct 2019 • 3 comments

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...

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