December 16Man living bent in half has spine broken and rebuilt in 4-part surgeryThe man had spent nearly 30 years in severe pain that caused his spine to fuse in a bent over position.
December 12Woman’s arthritis causes bones to dissolve in case of 'telescoping fingers,' report findsA woman’s severe rheumatoid arthritis caused her to develop a bizarre condition known as “telescoping fingers,” according to a case report released this week.
October 20Medicare fraud cases settled for $7.1M after knee braces, injections deemed unnecessarySeven former Osteo Relief Institute clinics accused of billing Medicare for unnecessary knee braces and injections to treat osteoarthritis have agreed to pay more than $7.1 million in a settlement, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday.
April 19, 2019Tiny knee bone three times more prevalent than 100 years ago: studyA small bone behind the knee that scientists previously thought had been selected out by evolution a century ago is now three times more prevalent - and possibly linked to arthritis, according to a new study.
April 3, 2019Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds is on a mission to 'mainstream' his painful 'hidden' disease with new campaignImagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells Fox News about his new campaign — "Monster Pain in the AS" — which raises awareness for ankylosing spondylitis, an agonizing autoimmune disorder that affects the spine, sometimes causing vertebrae to fuse.
May 17, 2018Texas doctor accused of administering chemo to patients who didn't need itDr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada was accused of falsely administering chemotherapy to patients who didn’t need it and he was also charged with fraud and money laundering.
July 5, 2017Roots of arthritis: Protection against frostbiteArthritis causes pain and suffering for millions of people around the world, but it's also the byproduct of an evolutionary mutation that allowed early humans to make the move from Africa to colder climates tens of thousands of years ago.
June 28, 2017Judge says arthritis may qualify woman for euthanasiaA 77-year-old Canadian woman suffering from incurable erosive osteoarthritis is one step closer to legally taking her own life after a judge in Toronto ruled she met a key criteria of Canada's 2016 medically assisted death law.
June 1, 2017Older adults might be able to stave off arthritis knee pain with fiberOlder people who eat the most fiber are at lower risk of developing knee pain and stiffness due to osteoarthritis (OA), new research shows.
May 22, 2017Cracking, popping joints may foretell arthritisGrating, cracking or popping sounds around joints may predict future arthritis, especially in the knees, according to a recent U.S. study.
