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 ...

"The CareRA2020 trial did not completely solve the unmet need of patients responding insufficiently to conventional initial therapy for early RA, but it provides opportunities to further optimize the ...

Signs of immune system aging appear years before rheumatoid arthritis takes hold, offering new hope for early diagnosis and treatments that could slow or stop the disease before it starts, according ...

Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is largely clinical, based on key historic and physical findings and serial observation of symptoms, signs and response to therapies. Observation during the ...

Explore the unique aspects of rheumatoid arthritis in men, including diagnosis, symptoms, complications, and support options ...

Platelets play a key, and until now unsuspected, role in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, an international ...

Every movement we make involves the joints. Walking around the block, waving hi to a friend, even typing on your computer. The constant use of our joints is exactly what makes arthritis (inflammation ...

A national cohort study shows rheumatoid arthritis remission rates in England and Wales have plateaued since 2018, with wide ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease (one in which the immune system attacks healthy cells) that primarily affects your joints. It is a progressive condition that gets worse over ...