NHS - Get help with prescription costs

12 Nov 2019 • 54 comments

Prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) are available in England and they can save you money. NHS prescription costs The current prescription charge is £9.00 per item (as of April 2019). A three...

Fibromyalgia

8 Nov 2019 • 3 comments

Rosaline recounts her fibromyalgia journey and how she fights to live a normal and active life with her husband at her...

Cervicobrachial neuralgia
Endometriosis
Pudendal neuralgia

7 Nov 2019 • 1 Like

Suffering from cluneal neuralgia that prevents her from sitting down, Peggy agreed to talk to us about her symptoms and her fight to live a normal life....

Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

6 Nov 2019 • 1 comment

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on diagnosis, patient care and treatment?...

Parkinson's disease

30 Oct 2019 • 1 comment

When Claire learned she had Parkinson’s disease, she set out to understand the signs her body had been sending her. Discover how in her...

Asthma
COPD

28 Oct 2019 • 1 Like • 2 comments

Walking, losing weight and carefully following his doctor’s orders: when faced with COPD, Joel refused to let the condition get him down! In his testimonial, he talks about his fight to live a...

Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn's disease
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

What is biologic therapy? A focused look at inflammatory diseases

24 Oct 2019 • 3 Likes • 4 comments

To reduce the severity of psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease or even arthritis symptoms, some physicians may prescribe biologic therapy. But how does it work?...

Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

23 Oct 2019 • 3 comments

Occupational therapist, Jessica Saint-Martin’s helps patients re-master their everyday tasks, giving them a renewed sense of autonomy. She accepted to talk to us about the benefits her profession...

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

22 Oct 2019 • 1 Like • 3 comments

Our members affected by Parkinson's Disease recount their diagnosis. Symptoms, emotions, examinations and relationships with their doctors....

Multiple sclerosis

21 Oct 2019 • 1 Like • 1 comment

The sooner patients begin treatment, the better the long term prognosis. But Chrystele had to wait 26...

Diabetes (Type 2)

Type-2 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

17 Oct 2019 • 1 Like • 2 comments

Our members affected by Type-2 Diabetes tell the story of their diagnosis. Symptoms, emotions, examinations and relationships with their doctors....

Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis

17 Oct 2019 • 2 comments

Carole went from physician to physician before finally finding one who took her chronic pain seriously. But even after she was properly diagnosed, the relief she hoped for never...