Less than half of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating a first-line tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) in clinical practice had a recorded composite disease activity assessment at ...

A vast majority of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experienced at least one objectively-measured sleep disorder, and some of those disorders were significantly associated with greater clinical ...

People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to have different trajectories—both in how the disease evolves, and how disease states may improve over time. The frequency of pain patterns at diagnosis and ...

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with systemic inflammation and metabolic ...

The 2024 EULAR congress in Vienna included a clinical abstract session focusing on pain and prognosis in RA, where two groups presented their research into ways to characterise early RA. The first ...

Share on Pinterest Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that can make joints stiff and painful. VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy Researchers say that abatacept, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, is also ...

Peripheral neuropathy can develop as a complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). You may find similar treatments for both, but your doctor is best equipped to determine what medications may work for ...

Nurse-led care (NLC) effectively reduces disease activity in RA patients, with lower DAS28 scores compared to usual care (UC). NLC and rheumatologist-led care (RLC) show similar efficacy in reducing ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder whose hallmark symptom is inflammation in the joints resulting in swelling, pain, and stiffness. But RA, particularly if left untreated or ...

A biomarker panel for IPF may identify RA patients at higher risk for ILD, supporting biological overlap between IPF and RA-ILD. The study involved over 2500 US veterans and showed strong associations ...