Less than half of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating a first-line tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) in clinical practice had a recorded composite disease activity assessment at ...

New findings reveal that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity significantly affects the severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD), both radiologically and physiologically, in patients with RA ...

Identification of peripheral blood markers of disease is a significant tool in many of our rheumatologic diseases due to the relative ease of a blood draw. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) specifically, ...

It can be a real pain in the neck. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints, causing painful swelling and stiffness. About ...

The 2024 EULAR congress in Vienna included a clinical abstract session focusing on pain and prognosis in RA, where two groups presented their research into ways to characterise early RA. The first ...

Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis that could serve as diagnostic tools and potential targets for ...

Patients with highly active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experienced faster declines in kidney function than those whose disease was under better control, analysis of a large registry indicated. Compared ...

Yes, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease. It occurs when a person’s immune system attacks the body’s tissues, damaging their joints. In RA, immune cells cause inflammation in the ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are long-term inflammatory diseases. Both cause joint damage that worsens with time. RA is an autoimmune disease that involves joint ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is mostly associated with a condition of the joints. Did you know that it can affect your heart health as well? Yes, RA can very well affect the heart and lead to various ...