Receiving a RA diagnosis from your doctor can be scary, stressful, and overwhelming. Your mind is full of questions and you're not sure where to begin. PEOPLE talked to rheumatologists to find out ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Why doesn’t rheumatoid arthritis have any medicines to help treat it? -- S.S.K. ANSWER: Rheumatoid arthritis is relatively common (as much as 1% of the population, with women twice as ...

When John Cush, MD, started treating people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the 1980s, doctors considered the disease to be caught early if they diagnosed it up to 8 years after patients first ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disorder in which your immune system attacks your body’s own tissues. Diagnosis and treatment for RA used to be the same for everyone who had it. But it’s now clear that ...

When you first get a new diagnosis — any diagnosis — there are a million and a half things on your mind. The to-do lists of specialists to connect with, appointments to make, family members to loop in ...

RA is an autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of joints, causing inflammation and potential joint damage. Treatment goals for RA include reducing inflammation and ...

THIS FALL. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE. IT’S AN INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS THAT OFTEN CAN PRESENT WITH A LOT OF JOINT PAIN, STIFFNESS, AND OFTEN IN YOUR ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there a possibility of having some type of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even though it doesn’t show up clearly in the blood work? (My CRP level was 0.3, rheumatoid factor was 10, anti ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often impacts your ankles, with many individuals experiencing foot and ankle issues early in the disease. Prompt medical care is key to slowing progression with appropriate ...

Is there a possibility of having some type of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even though it doesn’t show up clearly in the blood work? (My CRP level was 0.3, rheumatoid factor was 10, anti-CCP result was ...

Lyme disease and rheumatoid arthritis share similar symptoms, but Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection from ticks, while the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown. Rheumatoid arthritis ...

RA patients positive for anti-EBV EA-DR IgG antibodies show higher ACPA levels and increased disease activity, suggesting a ...