The earliest possible diagnosis and treatment of nascent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the goal for all clinicians who care for patients with musculoskeletal complaints. A growing body of evidence has ...

Symptoms like inflammation, joint pain, and stiffness are an inevitable part of aging. But for about 1% of the population, these symptoms are signs of something different: rheumatoid arthritis.

Most people with rheumatoid arthritis have tender, swollen joints, but there are other symptoms you may not be as familiar with, such as hearing problems, trouble sleeping, and others. When you think ...

Routine hand and foot radiographs in more than 700 patients being evaluated for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) made almost no difference in diagnosing the condition nor in predicting its course, Dutch ...

A population-based study found that patients with a preexisting diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis have a higher risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa. A study seeking to evaluate the ...

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD Key Takeaways Rheumatoid arthritis often starts with joint pain, swelling, and stiffness.Symptoms of tingling, burning, and numbness in hands and feet occur as it ...

For Stacy Courtnay, it all started with her stilettos. When she began experiencing intense foot pain twenty years ago, she attributed it to frequently wearing the towering, skinny-heeled shoes. "I ...

Managing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may require trying different medicines to see what works best for you and your symptoms. The approval of Xeljanz has led to changes in how rheumatoid ...

RA may increase the likelihood of experiencing diarrhea due to medication side effects, the presence of other autoimmune conditions, or complications like rheumatoid vasculitis and AA amyloidosis. Gut ...

Hormonal fluctuations around menopause may influence rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms. Learn how RA symptoms may change ...

This diagnosis is now a part of you — but don’t lose sight of the fact that life always has some hardships. “Recognizing that pain and illness are inevitable features of life, people productively ...

Chronic chikungunya arthritis often mimics rheumatoid arthritis, complicating diagnosis and therapy, and necessitating ...