Carenity

Ulcerative colitis

Photo Testimonial: Ulcerative colitis won't stop me from travelling

5 Apr 2019 • 2 comments

"You can go weeks, months or even years without anything, and then overnight, repeat a crisis, like that, for no...

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Back pain
Degenerative disc disease

Degenerative disc disease, a disabling disease that disrupts daily life

3 Apr 2019 • 5 comments

Degenerative disc disease is a major handicap to the daily life of Noémie, a 23-year-old member of Carenity,...

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Vaccines: Unravelling the true from the false

29 Mar 2019 • 11 comments

Despite the rise of protest against vaccines, they remain a useful treatment to prevent epidemics and to prevent several diseases. What do you think of...

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Meet Ophélie, our Data Protection Officer

25 Mar 2019 • 2 comments

How is your data processed at Carenity? Our DPO (Data Protection Officer) Ophélie explains...

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Alcoholism
Depression

Alcoholism and depression: one family fights the stigma

20 Mar 2019 • 5 comments

Yves shares his heart wrenching story about caring for his wife as she became a different person through the addiction of alcohol. He details how he thinks the care pathway for patients suffering...

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Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Photo testimonial: Maintain hope despite the side effects of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

19 Mar 2019 • 3 comments

"No one warns you of the side effects: hair loss, nausea... Cortisone reduces inflammation and makes pain bearable but it gives you something extra: hello weight...

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Diabetes (Type 2)
Obesity

Obesity and diabetes: "Let's take control of our illness!"

16 Mar 2019 • 2 Likes

Hello Gisèle, could you introduce yourself in a few lines?My name is Gisèle, I am 67 years old and I am retired. I had a professional life that I loved: I was a nurse who served others, a profession...

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Brittle asthma
COPD

COPD diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

11 Mar 2019 • 1 Like • 14 comments

Carenity members tell us about their long journey before they got a diagnosis for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Telemedicine: Remote examinations and operations are here!

11 Mar 2019 • 7 comments

Telemedicine has gone way beyond conference calls: new technologies allow doctors to monitor blood pressure and other vital signs -- take x-rays even -- and assist with operations from miles away. Wi...

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Breast cancer
Cancer

Examining "alternative treatments" against Breast Cancer

7 Mar 2019 • 3 comments

Breast cancer is a difficult disease that requires massive lifestyle changes. One of our members shares her advice on how best to combat this...

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Egg/yeast free bread

6 Mar 2019 • 1 Like • 4 comments

In the kitchen: read the "Egg/yeast free bread " recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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HIV/AIDS

Second global case of remission for a patient with HIV!

6 Mar 2019 • 1 comment

A second global case of remission in an AIDS patient after stopping treatment was announced on Tuesday by researchers who consider it probably cured, although it is still too early to say. A look...

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