Families living with a pediatric rheumatic disease know that school can be a frustrating cycle of missed lessons and makeup work. However, there is very little evidence in medical literature …
When a child is diagnosed with a rare and complex disease like scleroderma, families experience a lot of stress and often feel like they are completely alone. You are never …
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a kid with a rare autoimmune disease? In this special episode, the host of The CARRA Podcast Claudette Johnson, who is …
Kids with rheumatic and autoimmune diseases rates face an elevated risk of anxiety and depression. Researchers are working hard to improve access to mental health care and to better support …
It’s no secret that mental health issues are on the rise for children and teenagers, but imagine being a kid with a complex, chronic illness. In a special two-part series …
In this second episode of The CARRA Podcast, Claudette Johnson talks with Dr. Mary Beth Son, who is the Co-PI of the CARRA Registry. Dr. Son is Clinical Chief of …
The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) is a collaborative research network that was created in 2002 by a small group of dedicated physicians working in pediatric rheumatology. From …