Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to a metabolic state called rheumatoid cachexia, or muscle wasting. This form of cachexia happens when your body loses muscle mass and keeps fat mass. Your body ...

Oral bacteria can enter the blood and trigger hallmarks of immune activity involved in rheumatoid arthritis, bolstering the idea that gum disease may contribute to the painful joint condition.

A type of bacteria found in severe gum disease may trigger many cases of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers reported Wednesday. The bacteria is found in about a third of people, and the researchers ...

A recent study demonstrates how the chronic inflammation that characterizes rheumatoid arthritis affects the brain. The results may explain the cognitive symptoms described as “brain fog.” Share on ...

For more than four years, Lynn Milam's life was bound by the pain that radiated from her swollen joints. "My children could not hug me," she says. "I couldn't hold my husband's hand." Milam also ...

People who develop rheumatoid arthritis experience changes to their immune systems long before their joints become swollen and painful, suggesting that early treatment might stop or limit damage, a ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looked at the effects of taking low dose steroids for people with rheumatoid arthritis. rudi suardi/Getty Images New research suggests that low doses of medications like ...

Rajni* is a 55-year-old first-generation American Indian citizen of the United States who lives in Seattle. She recently started having pain, swelling, and stiffness in both her wrists, which has been ...

Psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are both forms of inflammatory arthritis. They both cause chronic swelling, stiffness, and pain in your joints. These distinct chronic inflammatory ...

Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We compared 5‐year adverse event (AE) incidence rates (IRs) between patients initiating tofacitinib and ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who used 3 or more targeted therapies, but not Janus kinase inhibitors, were at greater risk of developing herpes zoster, according to findings from a Korean ...