Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy: Is That What Blogs Do?

March 26, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 57 Comments e-patient, Health care social media

Is an RA blog just cute stories? Okay some folks have been asking me about how Orencia is helping me. So, I’ll give an update today on my Orencia Rheumatoid Arthritis therapy. Uh-oh, were they just being polite? Can I say something else first? I’m really uncomfortable blogging about my own RA, so it’s not front and...Continue reading 57 Comments » Read more

My Rheumatoid Arthritis Blog: 200th Post!

February 22, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments Health care social media, Space

Rheumatoid Arthritis, blog, and birthday cake It’s my birthday as I write this blog – Sunday night. Since my Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, I’m so grateful for every birthday. I am so glad for another precious year to enjoy my beautiful children. Time seems to pass quickly. In some ways, my whole reality is altered with RA. The...Continue reading 27 Comments » Read more

Uncommon Chat with a Rheumatoid Arthritis Specialist, part 2

January 27, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 16 Comments Health care social media, Talking to doctors

This is the second half of an interview with RA specialist Dr. Shashank Akerkar of India. In Part 1, read the doctor’s enlightening remarks about Rheumatoid Arthritis, using the internet for healthcare, and an amusing theory from a patient. Thank you, Dr. Akerkar, for visiting RA Warrior. Doctor, in America, there are not enough rheumatologists and they...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

Uncommon Chat with a Rheumatoid Arthritis Specialist

January 26, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 32 Comments Health care social media, Talking to doctors

Dr. Akerkar, Rheumatoid Arthritis specialist One of the most interesting people I met last year is Dr. Shashank M. Akerkar, a Rheumatoid Arthritis specialist who practices in India. I was glad for the opportunity to interview Dr. Akerkar recently so you could meet him too. I got to ask him some challenging questions. And he gave...Continue reading 32 Comments » Read more

E-patients’ Role in Healthcare Social Media: Do Doctors Hate Blogs?

January 15, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 38 Comments e-patient, Health care social media, Talking to doctors

Pew finds 61% of patients are e-patients, not content with the back of the bus Over the last few years, the internet has changed the way that healthcare consumers (patients) interact with providers and manage their own medical care. A Pew survey showed that 61% of patients look online for healthcare information. Sixty percent of them access...Continue reading 38 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior Joins Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics Network

January 9, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments Health care social media

Great news for RA Warrior There was something good in my e-mail box yesterday. I was thrilled to learn that RA Warrior was approved as a new member of Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics. The code was established in 2007 to provide bloggers and readers with clear standards in five specific areas: Perspective: The blog author’s...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more

The Birth of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior Blog

November 17, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments Doing Projects with RA, Health care social media

Today Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior celebrates its 6 month birthday. The work of RA Warrior has brought me more surprises and blessings than I can explain in a single blog post. The fatigue, hand pain, and weakness of RA have made writing a blog unique challenge. And yet those symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis in my own...Continue reading 15 Comments » Read more

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