Dr Jayant Arora explains the key differences between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Here is what you should know ...

When persistent joint pain strikes, the search for answers often leads to a crucial diagnostic tool: the rheumatoid factor test. This relatively quick blood analysis serves as a window into the immune ...

Whether you are seeking information for yourself or a loved one, read on to learn more about the disease and how to better understand its signs and symptoms. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory ...

In your journey with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you may have been treated with methotrexate and one or more of the newer medications such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. These newer agents ...

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 ...

—Investigators conducted a secondary analysis of the TARGET trial to determine differences in cardiovascular risk between rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with triple therapy or tumor necrosis ...

RA can affect more than your joints—here are the symptoms doctors say are often overlooked.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, pain, and stiffness in the joints. But RA is a systemic disease — it affects the whole body — and can damage ...

Smoking is now linked to rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease causing joint pain and damage. Chemicals in cigarettes ...