Jill Tyrer

Dec 20, 2024 | arthritis.org | Jill Tyrer

By Jill Tyrer | Dec. 20, 2024Scientists, health care professionals, patients, researchers, fellows, supporters and many others joined us in Washington, D.C., for several events we hosted during the American College of Rheumatology’s Convergence in November. Arthritis Foundation President and CEO Steve Taylor and the advocacy team hosted a brunch for the Arthritis Healthcare Forum. The science team joined him for presentations of three Foundation-funded clinical trials.

Mar 20, 2024 | arthritis.org | Jill Tyrer

Experience With Sports Injuries Drives Researcher’s Passion Orthopedic surgeon Scott Rodeo brings clinical and research insights to arthritis prevention trial.

Feb 21, 2024 | arthritis.org | Jill Tyrer

The High Price of Arthritis Tessa Wilson’s psoriatic arthritis diagnosis came with costs she never expected. By Jill Tyrer | Feb. 22, 2024Tessa Wilson’s honeymoon was unforgettable — but not in the ways you might think. She barely had bandwidth to celebrate her new marriage because she also had a new psoriatic arthritis (PsA) diagnosis. “We weren’t even allowed to enjoy being newlyweds because I immediately got sick,” she recalls. “I was on medications when we were on our honeymoon.

Dec 11, 2023 | arthritis.org | Jill Tyrer

By Jill Tyrer | Dec. 12, 2023Rick Phillips knows how important it is for patients to have a seat at the tables where drug decisions are made. As someone living with type 1 diabetes for much of his life, rheumatoid arthritis since 2000 and ankylosing spondylitis since 2015, he’s had his share of coping with the impacts of those decisions — and the absence of adequate treatments.

Jun 20, 2023 | arthritis.org | Jill Tyrer