Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a type of arthritis that is considered an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is when your immune system starts attacking your body. It causes pain and swelling in ...

More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory form of arthritis, meaning a ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease (one in which the immune system attacks healthy cells) that primarily affects your joints. It is a progressive condition that gets worse over ...

A widely used treatment for rheumatoid arthritis may offer an unexpected cardiovascular benefit. Methotrexate has been a staple treatment for rheumatoid arthritis for decades, valued for its ability ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may cause inflammation in your eyes, leading to complications such as dry eyes, redness, and floaters, among others. Early treatment may prevent these conditions from ...

Quell Therapeutics has begun its chill phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating QEL‑005, an autologous CAR‑Treg therapy designed for people with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis. The move ...

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 ...

A Stanford professor of rheumatology and immunology has spoken out about the 'best' type of anti-inflammatory diet ...

A link between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis has been investigated before, but newer research has not confirmed these findings. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the immune ...