It all started with a swollen knee last March. It had been aching for a few days and one evening after a work event it became ...

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is challenging to diagnose, especially in the early stage, ...

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 ...

A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Leeds, UK and published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ...

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 ...

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

Investigators from HSS and collaborating centers identified distinct immune cell patterns in blood that signal an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before symptoms occur. The ...

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 ...