Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be challenging to diagnose because its symptoms often overlap with other conditions, and there is no single definitive test for the disease. Getting a rheumatoid ...

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

Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis is typically used only when all other treatments have not worked. The type of surgery may depend on the affected joint and the severity of the damage. Healthcare ...

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

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect pregnancy, but well-managed RA reduces these chances. Read on to learn how RA may affect your pregnancy. Yes, you can have children if you have RA. The ...

Diseases such as systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may present early (patients aged in their 30s and 40s) or have a late onset (age of 55 years and older).

With the discovery of autoantibodies and other risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers developed clinical trials to see whether the disease can be prevented entirely. In the past 10 ...

Pfizer has received approval from the US FDA for its rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug, Xeljanz, which is the first approved RA treatment in a new class of medicines known as Janus kinase inhibitors ...