HIV/AIDS

HIV and the Coronavirus

12 May 2020

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) affects 36.9 million people worldwide, including more than 103,800 in the UK. HIV targets CD4 lymphocytes, cells essential to the immune system, making the...

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis & the Coronavirus

11 May 2020 • 1 Like • 3 comments

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about 1% of the population in the UK, or around 400,000 people. The disease affects the joints and causes the progressive destruction of cartilage and bone. The...

Diabetes (Type 2)

Type 2 Diabetes: Learn More About Metformin!

6 May 2020 • 2 Likes • 5 comments

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, making up more than 90% of all diabetes cases. It is characterized by a later diagnosis than type 1 diabetes and often occurs in people who are...

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis and COVID-19

5 May 2020

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Currently, 130,000 people have MS in the UK. The symptoms are varied: fatigue, optic neuritis,...

Crohn's disease
Ulcerative colitis

Gastrointestinal Disorders and the Coronavirus

5 May 2020 • 1 Like • 2 comments

More than 300,000 patients suffer from chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in the United Kingdom. And this number is constantly increasing! The conditions that fall under the IBD umbrella...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Diabetes and the Coronavirus

29 Apr 2020 • 1 comment

According to Diabetes UK, 3.9 million people are currently living with a diabetes diagnosis in the UK, with almost a million more people who don't know they have it, bring the total up to more than...

Chronic kidney disease

Kidney Disease and the Coronavirus

28 Apr 2020 • 1 comment

Kidney disease is far from being a rare condition, with around 3 million people in the UK affected by a chronic kidney disease. Kidney disease can lead to a gradual and irreversible deterioration in...

Obesity

Coronavirus and Obesity

23 Apr 2020

Obesity is a chronic progressive condition that affects more than 35 million adults across the UK, or approximately 63% of the adult population. Obesity is a major risk factor for many illnesses,...

Psychiatry

Mental health: How to Better Cope with Self-Isolation?

17 Apr 2020 • 1 comment

Approximately one in four people in the UK are affected by mental illness, be it depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or anxiety. The current situation can be very difficult for these people,...

COVID-19 and Chronic Illness: Patients Sound the Alarm

16 Apr 2020 • 4 comments

Carenity conducted a survey to measure in real time the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on access to care and quality of life for chronic patients, a population that is particularly vulnerable in...

Lupus
Rheumatoid arthritis

Plaquenil as a Treatment for COVID-19: What are the Consequences for Chronic Patients?

9 Apr 2020 • 3 comments

In recent weeks, hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil, Quinoric) has been the subject of much media attention, due to debated findings that it might be an effective treatment for the COVID-19 infection. The...

COPD

Everything you need to know about COPD and the Coronavirus!

7 Apr 2020 • 1 comment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (or COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchi that affects nearly 2 million people across the UK. In many cases, it is caused by smoking (or...