I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the recent announcement that the CHI Arthritis and Rheumatology will be closing its doors. As a member of the community who has benefitted greatly ...

Sudden joint pain, or arthralgia, can stem from various causes, ranging from viral infections like the flu and COVID-19 to ...

Doctors explain how conditions like psoriasis, type 1 diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease impact men, plus how these ...

That uneasy feeling during your morning walk could signal underlying health issues. Changes in pace, balance, or leg ...

Cardiovascular mortality in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases is declining over a 22-year period, but women ...

For lupus patients, there is much cause for optimism. Lupus is now the focus of clinical trials with a number of medications. Dr. Fields closed by reminding the group that people with arthritis should ...

It chiefly affects the joints, but "systemic" means that many other parts of the body can also be affected. What is rheumatoid arthritis? What are the symptoms? What are the early signs of RA? What ...

Lupus has only three approved treatments compared to over 30 for rheumatoid arthritis, due to enrollment challenges in clinical trials. Altruism and personal benefit motivate trial participation ...

While disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have been life changing for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment retention is less than ideal. Results of a large ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus are sometimes confused early on because they share certain symptoms. They’re both autoimmune diseases that affect the joints. An autoimmune disease occurs ...

In the design of the family study two types of comparisons were planned: between systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis; and between these collagen diseases and noncollagen diseases.