The Official Blog of The International Foundation of Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis
Welcome to the AiArthritis blog - This blog offers a wealth of resources and insights for patients, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers dealing with autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis diseases. It features posts on disease awareness, diagnosis, patient experiences, treatment strategies, and the latest research findings. The blog also highlights events, provides tips on managing symptoms, and shares stories from the community to foster a supportive network.
Disease Management
Explore ways to manage your AiArthritis Disease
Cannabis use among people living with autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis (AiArthritis) has quietly shifted from a fringe conversation to a mainstream reality. Patients are using it for pain, sleep, nausea, anxiety, mood, and quality of life—often long before their doctors feel comfortable discussing it.
Flares happen, recognizing the symptoms early can help combat them.
Explore why balancing rest and activity is key when living with an AiArthritis Disease
Information
Increase your knowledge about AiArthritis Diseases.
From the essential role of vitamin D to groundbreaking findings on exhausted T-cells, this research is shedding light on ways to better understand, manage, and treat autoimmune conditions.
Menopause is a significant, often under-discussed phase of life for patients with rheumatic diseases. The insights shared at ACR 2024 highlight the importance of comprehensive, patient-centered care.
Exploring New Research: Transforming Lives Through Better Understanding and Treatment
Understanding rare autoinflammatory disease Palindromic Rheumatism (PR)
Awareness
Find content on AiArthritis Disease awareness events
Learn more about World Sjögren’s Day.
Discover more about Chronic Disease Awareness Day and why it matters.
Discover more about rare disease Schnitzler Syndrome
Go With Us
Discover new ground breaking disease research from scientific conferences AiArthritis attends.
Learn about the latest updates in axial spondyloarthritis research
Cannabis use among people living with autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis (AiArthritis) has quietly shifted from a fringe conversation to a mainstream reality. Patients are using it for pain, sleep, nausea, anxiety, mood, and quality of life—often long before their doctors feel comfortable discussing it.
A recap of the “Go With Us!” Patient-Led Debrief highlighting key takeaways from ACR and EULAR 2025, including early diagnosis, precision medicine, advocacy, mental health, and integrative approaches to AiArthritis disease care.
EULAR 2024: Leila's Updates on Exercise and Fatigue
Treatments
Learn the latest on AiArthritis Disease treatments
Cannabis use among people living with autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis (AiArthritis) has quietly shifted from a fringe conversation to a mainstream reality. Patients are using it for pain, sleep, nausea, anxiety, mood, and quality of life—often long before their doctors feel comfortable discussing it.
4 Patient-Care Centered Studies on IgG4-RD That You Need to Know About
This blog covers 4 studies about IgG4-Related Disease presented at the American College of Rheumatology Convergence in 2025. The studies cover treatment results and overall clinical features of IgG4-RD.
Patient Voices
Stories and words from people with lived experience.
Occupational therapy helps us better perform daily activities, maintain independence, and achieve a better overall quality of life
Stress has the ability to put me into a flare, and with autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis being progressive systemic diseases, that's a big deal to me as someone with lived experience.
Receiving our diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is the first step on our ILD journey, and sometimes even that first step takes a long time and much perseverance before it happens.
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Learn about the latest updates in axial spondyloarthritis research
Cannabis use among people living with autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis (AiArthritis) has quietly shifted from a fringe conversation to a mainstream reality. Patients are using it for pain, sleep, nausea, anxiety, mood, and quality of life—often long before their doctors feel comfortable discussing it.
AiArthritis commissioned Milliman Insight to analyze newly available hospital reimbursement data for autoimmune drugs. These findings raise important questions about transparency, accountability, and how the 340B program is impacting patients. Discover more.
A recap of the “Go With Us!” Patient-Led Debrief highlighting key takeaways from ACR and EULAR 2025, including early diagnosis, precision medicine, advocacy, mental health, and integrative approaches to AiArthritis disease care.
Learn about different terms often used when diagnosed with an AiArthritis disease.
4 Patient-Care Centered Studies on IgG4-RD That You Need to Know About
This blog covers 4 studies about IgG4-Related Disease presented at the American College of Rheumatology Convergence in 2025. The studies cover treatment results and overall clinical features of IgG4-RD.
Flares happen, recognizing the symptoms early can help combat them.