Osteoarthritis Action Alliance
@oaactionalliance.bsky.social
We envision a nation where osteoarthritis (OA) is prevented and managed to improve the quality of life for all Americans.
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We are committed to addressing OA as a national health priority and promoting effective policy solutions that aim to address the individual and national toll of OA. With your support, we can continue this mission.
Please visit www.oaaction.unc.edu/about-the-alliance/donate to make a donation today!
Please visit www.oaaction.unc.edu/about-the-alliance/donate to make a donation today!
New #osteoarthritis infographics added to our OACareTools Prevalence and Burden webpage!
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Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...
July 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New #osteoarthritis infographics added to our OACareTools Prevalence and Burden webpage!
Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...
Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...
New #osteoarthritis infographics added to our OACareTools Prevalence and Burden webpage!
Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...
Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...
July 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New #osteoarthritis infographics added to our OACareTools Prevalence and Burden webpage!
Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...
Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...
@gohealio.bsky.social: White paper urges FDA to act against companies producing counterfeit GLP-1s www.healio.com/news/endocri...
White paper urges FDA to act against companies producing counterfeit GLP-1s
Speakers at a congressional briefing on July 22 called on the FDA to take action against the marketing and distribution of illegally mass-compounded and counterfeit GLP-1 drugs. The Obesity Society co...
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July 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
@gohealio.bsky.social: White paper urges FDA to act against companies producing counterfeit GLP-1s www.healio.com/news/endocri...
The @oaactionalliance.bsky.social recently added sam®/ZetrOZ Systems to our ever-growing list of Member Organizations. If your org has a passion for Advancing #Osteoarthritis Awareness, Resources and Education, please click the link below to learn more about joining the alliance! unc.live/3Le4S1k
July 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The @oaactionalliance.bsky.social recently added sam®/ZetrOZ Systems to our ever-growing list of Member Organizations. If your org has a passion for Advancing #Osteoarthritis Awareness, Resources and Education, please click the link below to learn more about joining the alliance! unc.live/3Le4S1k
@gohealio.bsky.social: Getting to bed earlier may increase next-day physical activity www.healio.com/news/primary...
Getting to bed earlier may increase next-day physical activity
An earlier sleep schedule, along with a consistent sleep duration, appeared to be associated with an uptake in next-day physical activity, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National...
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July 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
@gohealio.bsky.social: Getting to bed earlier may increase next-day physical activity www.healio.com/news/primary...
Research Roundup for 7/28: The latest in #osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...
July 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Research Roundup for 7/28: The latest in #osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...
@gohealio.bsky.social: Bias, narrow eligibility criteria lead to ‘dearth of trial participants’ in rheumatology www.healio.com/news/rheumat...
Bias, narrow eligibility criteria lead to ‘dearth of trial participants’ in rheumatology
The biologic and biosimilar era has brought about more clinical trials in rheumatology than ever before, and with increasing awareness and diagnostics, clinicians are identifying more patients than ev...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
@gohealio.bsky.social: Bias, narrow eligibility criteria lead to ‘dearth of trial participants’ in rheumatology www.healio.com/news/rheumat...
July is Chronic Disease Awareness Month, a time to recognize the impact of long-term health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and OA. Learn how the @oaactionalliance.bsky.social aims to address the individual and national toll of these chronic diseases at mailchi.mp/unc/standup2...
July 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
July is Chronic Disease Awareness Month, a time to recognize the impact of long-term health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and OA. Learn how the @oaactionalliance.bsky.social aims to address the individual and national toll of these chronic diseases at mailchi.mp/unc/standup2...
@gohealio.bsky.social: New framework would reclassify many Americans with overweight as having obesity www.healio.com/news/primary...
New framework would reclassify many Americans with overweight as having obesity
Nearly one in five American adults would be reclassified as having obesity under a new framework, a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.However, r...
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July 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@gohealio.bsky.social: New framework would reclassify many Americans with overweight as having obesity www.healio.com/news/primary...
Check out this article written on the happenings of one of the 150+ Member Organizations of our national coalition, Healthnix!
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Personalised platform targets chronic pain with food-as-medicine approach
A US startup is using artificial intelligence (AI)-driven personalisation, clinical inputs, and dietitian support to address chronic pain through tailored dietary intervention.
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July 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Check out this article written on the happenings of one of the 150+ Member Organizations of our national coalition, Healthnix!
www.vitafoodsinsights.com/personalised...
www.vitafoodsinsights.com/personalised...
@gohealio.bsky.social: Increased protein intake may help preserve lean mass for adults using Wegovy www.healio.com/news/endocri...
Increased protein intake may help preserve lean mass for adults using Wegovy
SAN FRANCISCO — Older adults and women using Wegovy for obesity management may be more likely to lose lean mass, although increasing protein intake may help protect against lean mass loss, accor...
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July 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
@gohealio.bsky.social: Increased protein intake may help preserve lean mass for adults using Wegovy www.healio.com/news/endocri...
More than 32.5 million U.S. Adults have #osteoarthritis but it is not the inevitable result of aging. Click this link to access public health strategies that can help to prevent and manage OA. unc.live/3reeeym
July 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
More than 32.5 million U.S. Adults have #osteoarthritis but it is not the inevitable result of aging. Click this link to access public health strategies that can help to prevent and manage OA. unc.live/3reeeym
@gohealio.bsky.social: Wearable technologies may improve performance, injury prevention in athletes www.healio.com/news/orthope...
Wearable technologies may improve performance, injury prevention in athletes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wearable technologies may prevent injuries and improve athletes’ recovery and on-field performance, according to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Society for Spor...
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July 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@gohealio.bsky.social: Wearable technologies may improve performance, injury prevention in athletes www.healio.com/news/orthope...
Research Roundup for 7/21: The latest in #osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...
July 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Research Roundup for 7/21: The latest in #osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...
It is a common MYTH that cracking your knuckles causes #osteoarthritis.
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Is it true that … cracking your knuckles causes arthritis?
A physician who popped the joints on just one hand every day for over 60 years provides the answer
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July 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It is a common MYTH that cracking your knuckles causes #osteoarthritis.
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Do you have an aging and sedentary workforce? Your employees may be at risk for developing #osteoarthritis (OA), a common and painful condition. Find out how you can help employees manage OA at work at unc.live/3o2hcXB
July 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Do you have an aging and sedentary workforce? Your employees may be at risk for developing #osteoarthritis (OA), a common and painful condition. Find out how you can help employees manage OA at work at unc.live/3o2hcXB
"There’s almost nothing exercise doesn’t help. That goes double when you have osteoarthritis (OA)."
Learn more about OA and movement from the Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org/health-welln...
Learn more about OA and movement from the Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org/health-welln...
July 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"There’s almost nothing exercise doesn’t help. That goes double when you have osteoarthritis (OA)."
Learn more about OA and movement from the Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org/health-welln...
Learn more about OA and movement from the Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org/health-welln...
@gohealio.bsky.social: Patients with knee #osteoarthritis who receive metformin exhibit improved pain www.healio.com/news/rheumat...
Patients with knee osteoarthritis who receive metformin exhibit improved pain
Patients with knee osteoarthritis who received metformin demonstrated significant reductions in knee pain and increased weight loss at 6 months vs. placebo, according to data published in JAMA.“...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@gohealio.bsky.social: Patients with knee #osteoarthritis who receive metformin exhibit improved pain www.healio.com/news/rheumat...
Join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar TOMORROW at 12PM ET. Register Today! bit.ly/4e9H90d
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
July 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar TOMORROW at 12PM ET. Register Today! bit.ly/4e9H90d
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
@gohealio.bsky.social: American College of Rheumatology ‘disappointed’ in Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts www.healio.com/news/rheumat...
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American College of Rheumatology ‘disappointed’ in Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts
The American College of Rheumatology is “disappointed” in the reductions to Medicaid funding included in the newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a statement released by t...
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July 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
@gohealio.bsky.social: American College of Rheumatology ‘disappointed’ in Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts www.healio.com/news/rheumat...
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Research Roundup for 7/14: The latest in osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...
July 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Research Roundup for 7/14: The latest in osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...
The @oaactionalliance.bsky.social has a longstanding partnership with the @nrpa-news.bsky.social, and we hope you will join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Park and Recreation Month! Learn more at mailchi.mp/unc/standup2...
#BuildTogetherPlayTogether #osteoarthritis
#BuildTogetherPlayTogether #osteoarthritis
July 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The @oaactionalliance.bsky.social has a longstanding partnership with the @nrpa-news.bsky.social, and we hope you will join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Park and Recreation Month! Learn more at mailchi.mp/unc/standup2...
#BuildTogetherPlayTogether #osteoarthritis
#BuildTogetherPlayTogether #osteoarthritis
Congratulations to Serena Weisner, @oaactionalliance.bsky.social Director of Community Programming, for being elected as an At-Large Member for the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors' Arthritis Council Steering Committee 2025-26! actiononarthritis.chronicdisease.org/council/
July 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Congratulations to Serena Weisner, @oaactionalliance.bsky.social Director of Community Programming, for being elected as an At-Large Member for the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors' Arthritis Council Steering Committee 2025-26! actiononarthritis.chronicdisease.org/council/
Join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar on Wednesday, July 16th at 12PM ET. Register Today! bit.ly/4e9H90d
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
July 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar on Wednesday, July 16th at 12PM ET. Register Today! bit.ly/4e9H90d
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA
@gohealio.bsky.social: Yoga noninferior to strength exercise for reducing #osteoarthritis knee pain www.healio.com/news/rheumat...
Yoga noninferior to strength exercise for reducing osteoarthritis knee pain
Both yoga and strengthening exercises performed for 24 weeks effectively reduce knee pain associated with osteoarthritis among adults aged 40 years or older, according to data published in JAMA Networ...
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July 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
@gohealio.bsky.social: Yoga noninferior to strength exercise for reducing #osteoarthritis knee pain www.healio.com/news/rheumat...