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Breast Cancer diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Breast cancer

Breast Cancer diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

15 Jan 2020 • 1 comment

33% of responding members said they were "horrified" when they received their breast cancer diagnosis. Read more about Carenity members' experiences with their breast cancer diagnosis and share your...

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Medication, treatments, and exercise : treatments for emphysema and COPD

COPD
Emphysema

Medication, treatments, and exercise : treatments for emphysema and COPD

13 Jan 2020 • 4 comments

Respiratory rehabilitation, medication, surgery… Discover the experience of a Carenity member living with COPD and emphysema....

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What medications should be banned in 2020?

What medications should be banned in 2020?

10 Jan 2020 • 6 comments

The French magazine Prescrire made a list of 100 medications said to be more dangerous than beneficial for patients. Read on to learn more!...

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Joie de vivre despite Parkinson’s : personal challenges, hypnosis and treatment

Parkinson's disease

Joie de vivre despite Parkinson’s : personal challenges, hypnosis and treatment

10 Jan 2020

With her family’s support and aided by natural medicine and her treatments, Dominique prefers to stay optimistic and positive despite having Parkinson’s disease....

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MS and medical cannabis: Legal status and usage in France and Spain

Multiple sclerosis

MS and medical cannabis: Legal status and usage in France and Spain

8 Jan 2020 • 2 comments

A Carenity study compared medical cannabis consumption habits of patients living with MS in France and Spain. What are its effects on symptoms? How often do patients take it and how? Read our study!...

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Epileptic seizures: recognising the symptoms and how to help

Epilepsy

Epileptic seizures: recognising the symptoms and how to help

7 Jan 2020 • 3 comments

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure": discover the different types of epileptic seizures and our types on how to best treat them....

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Diagnosis and treatments: life with Crohn's disease at 18 years old

Crohn's disease

Diagnosis and treatments: life with Crohn's disease at 18 years old

3 Jan 2020 • 1 comment

"I felt angry and afraid. Even today, it's hard for me to say that I'm going to have to live with the disease for the rest of my life."...

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Thank you for a great 2019 - Carenity year-end review

Thank you for a great 2019 - Carenity year-end review

27 Dec 2019 • 9 comments

With 2020 on the horizon, Carenity takes a look at a year that our members helped make a success. Discover all the totals of a year spent in your company....

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How to recognise the signs of a stroke ?

Cerebrovascular accident
Transient ischemic attack

How to recognise the signs of a stroke ?

26 Dec 2019 • 1 Like

Every year, more than 100 000 people suffer a stroke. Learn to recognise the symptoms, react as quickly as possible and limit the damage....

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Rheumatoid Arthritis: The patient – physician relationship

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: The patient – physician relationship

24 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

"My relationship with my doctors are very good now, but they were rough at the beginning because I insisted on getting an explanation."...

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Meet a Carenity ambassador!

Meet a Carenity ambassador!

23 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Have you met the Carenity UK ambassadors and do you know what role they play on the site? One of them, Lesley who goes by the username @lesmal, agreed to speak with us about her experiences and role....

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"Faced with fibromyalgia, relatives should be understanding and not judgmental."

Fibromyalgia

"Faced with fibromyalgia, relatives should be understanding and not judgmental."

21 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Hi Manuela. How did you find out that you had fibromyalgia? In 2008, I began to suffer at times where I would experience great fatigue and pain throughout my body. My doctor diagnosed me with...

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