The earliest possible diagnosis and treatment of nascent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the goal for all clinicians who care for patients with musculoskeletal complaints. A growing body of evidence has ...

Symptoms like inflammation, joint pain, and stiffness are an inevitable part of aging. But for about 1% of the population, these symptoms are signs of something different: rheumatoid arthritis.

Most people with rheumatoid arthritis have tender, swollen joints, but there are other symptoms you may not be as familiar with, such as hearing problems, trouble sleeping, and others. When you think ...

A population-based study found that patients with a preexisting diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis have a higher risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa. A study seeking to evaluate the ...

Routine hand and foot radiographs in more than 700 patients being evaluated for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) made almost no difference in diagnosing the condition nor in predicting its course, Dutch ...

For Stacy Courtnay, it all started with her stilettos. When she began experiencing intense foot pain twenty years ago, she attributed it to frequently wearing the towering, skinny-heeled shoes. "I ...

RA may increase the likelihood of experiencing diarrhea due to medication side effects, the presence of other autoimmune conditions, or complications like rheumatoid vasculitis and AA amyloidosis. Gut ...

Managing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may require trying different medicines to see what works best for you and your symptoms. The approval of Xeljanz has led to changes in how rheumatoid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients developing rheumatoid arthritis can experience a 30% loss in work productivity a full year before the ...

AN ANCIENT herbal remedy could reduce pain and inflammation and limit damage caused by arthritis, a new study showed. Its ...