The Foundation’s annual meeting for volunteers inspires, empowers and spreads hope for the arthritis community while honoring some of its most dedicated members. ATLANTA (March 31, 2025) — Nearly 400 ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding cuts undermine initiatives critical to arthritis research and chronic disease prevention. ATLANTA (APRIL 3, 2025) — As organizations representing ...

More people are trying or considering using medical cannabis to relieve their arthritis pain. But what evidence is there to show us how effective and safe it is? A rheumatologist and expert on ...

ATLANTA (March 31, 2025) — Honoring physician-scientists is a longstanding Arthritis Foundation tradition. At its 2025 Pathways Conference, the Arthritis Foundation presented the Lee C. Howley Senior ...

Kelly Chellis had her first personal encounter with arthritis when her child, Trys, was 6 years old. As Kelly describes it, the week of Trys’s sixth birthday, they just woke up one morning with a ...

Listening to this year’s winner of the Generational Impact Award for outstanding advocacy reel off the many stops in her hectic high school schedule, you’d have no idea that she’s been managing ...

As Champions of Yes, we create opportunities to say Yes instead of No. Yes to fighting for our community and against the challenges we face. Yes to making connections that count. Yes to advancing ...

Learn more about the risks of having total knee replacement surgery too soon and what researchers have learned from the rise in revision surgeries. As more and more Americans choose to have total knee ...

Excess weight leads to more pain and fatigue and lower quality of life. Fibromyalgia hurts more when you’re overweight. Having too much body fat and too little muscle also increases fatigue and ...

Exercise is crucial in the treatment of arthritis. But knowing just how much activity to do when you’re hurting can be tricky. After all, research has shown that moderate activity can help prevent the ...

The key to success in changing government policies and funding is through grassroots advocacy. Our Advocates are the Arthritis Foundation’s chief resource for making positive changes in our government ...

Get more information about how over-the-counter treatments, prescription medications and medical procedures can all help control Sjögren’s symptoms. Sjogren’s can affect all moisture-producing glands ...