Winterhoff Arthritis Scholarship Goes National – Eight 2017 Recipients Announced
Champion of Yes has come to mean different things to different people. To many, it means refusing to let arthritis win – to stand up, push back and say, “Enough is enough. I won’t let arthritis stop me...
View ArticleAndrea Avery: Composing My Life
Last week at the Conference of Champions, Andrea Avery, author and Arizona-based Foundation volunteer, shared her gripping story, intertwining her love for piano and the reality of her arthritis....
View ArticleResearchers on the Path to a Cure – Spotlight on Dr. Edward Doherty
Why is my immune system attacking my joints? What is the cause? If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), this is something you have probably wondered at some point. It’s something Dr. Edward Doherty has...
View ArticleNo One Should Be in Debilitating Pain, Especially at 3 Years Old
Meet Shannan O’hara-Levi When Shannan O’hara-Levi was only 7 months old, her mother noticed that she would wake up from naps crying and grabbing at her knees. Mrs. O’hara took her to the doctor, only...
View ArticleELMO1 – More Than Just Your Friendly, Red Sesame Street Character!
Dr. Sanja Arandjelovic has been studying inflammation and arthritis for a while – specifically, how a gene called ELMO1 is related to arthritis symptoms in mice. In 2010, the Arthritis Foundation...
View ArticleBonnie Simpson Mason Used to Mend Bones. Now She Nurtures Dreams.
Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD, faces the conference room in a power pose, hands on hips, and the medical students rise from their seats to copy her stance. Poised and confident, genial but firm, she shares...
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