Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes your body to mistakenly ... One of the first symptoms of RA is inflammation of the smaller joints in the hands and feet. Most of the time, symptoms affect both ...

Related: Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis Research published in the Annals of ... and fingers are most commonly ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes inflammation in certain parts of the body—specifically your hands, wrist, and knee joints. The tissue in the joint becomes damaged because your ...

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 ...

Many types of medications, including over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs, can help relieve joint pain due to ...

You may also have lower muscle strength, poor function in your hands, a hard time ... surgery may replace affected joints, ...

As of 2020, about 17.6 million people globally were living with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease causing painful ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common disease affecting an estimated 17 million people worldwide. The disease is caused by immune cells attacking the joints and ... A new hand-held scanner developed ...

Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis that could serve as diagnostic tools and potential targets for ...

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

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 ...