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Welcome to Vectra’s blog! Here you’ll find helpful tips, patient inspiration, and some light-hearted reads. All created to help the RA community.

The RA Treatment Task: How Do You Know What May Be Right for You?

31 Jul at 22:14

When you first receive your rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, there is so much to learn: What is RA? What does it mean for me? How is it treated, and what does treatment entail? As you are sorting through information about the disease, you may find that one of the first conversations…

RA and Your Heart: Tips for Healthy Living

16 Jul at 22:33

RA and Your Heart: Tips for Healthy Living Heart health is a high priority when you have rheumatoid arthritis. RA increases your risk of heart and blood vessels disease, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD includes atherosclerosis, where plaque slowly builds up inside the walls of your arteries. Over…

Big Plans This Summer? Aim for Wellness.

16 Jul at 22:32

Summertime can be fun as well as stressful: family get-togethers, road trips, day trips, BBQs and Fourth of July parties. Rheumatoid arthritis makes your life even more hectic. How can you keep it all together and find time for relaxation, or just some time for yourself? This year, prioritize your…

Rheumatoid Arthritis Is an Autoimmune Disease

16 Jul at 22:30

What are autoimmune diseases? Autoimmune diseases are a broad category of diseases in which a person’s immune system attacks the body’s tissue. There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, Sjögren’s syndrome, type-1 diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, vasculitis, multiple…

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Vectra Voice (Blog)

The RA Treatment Task: How Do You Know What May Be Right for You?

RA and Your Heart: Tips for Healthy Living

Big Plans This Summer? Aim for Wellness.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Is an Autoimmune Disease

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