Arthritis is a common acute or chronic condition affecting the joints and surrounding tissues. It’s estimated that roughly 18 ...

In most cases rheumatoid arthritis begins insidiously. Signs and symptoms develop slowly over a period of weeks or months. The patient may initially experience stiffness in at least one joint ...

Early warning signs of arthritis in women Women may experience early signs ... at risk for autoimmune arthritis types, like ...

While some studies suggest that Black Americans get rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at around the same rate as white ... and ...

Despite experiencing joint pain—especially in her hands—along with body aches, hot flushes and sleeplessness, Richardson dismissed these symptoms as "normal," until one day in June when she was unable ...

Sufferers are three times more likely to be women, and more likely to ... with – or at risk of developing – rheumatoid arthritis”. She said it “highlights how important it is to spot the early signs ...

Usually with rheumatoid arthritis, DMARDs are the first line of therapy for a lot of patients. DMARDs are Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug that are usually oral. And they basically work by ...

Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began ...

Objectives Secondary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is generally considered potentially impactful because the entire ...

Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new research suggests.