An immune signaling pathway drives pain in arthritis, researchers discover

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide. This disease prompts the ...
Medscape

Shingles Vaccine Appears Safe but Less Immunogenic With Abatacept in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Patients with RA who use abatacept mount little humoral or cell-mediated responses to the recombinant zoster vaccine, with more injection-site reactions but similar RA flare rates compared with ...
Everyday Health

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Are Hand Cramps a Symptom?

Muscle spasms in hands are common for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Get tips for prevention and easing hand pain.
Clinical Pain Advisor

Rheumatoid Factor-Only Positivity Linked to Higher Mortality Risk in RA

Rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies were associated with more than 2-fold higher risk for mortality in patients with rheumatoid ...
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Do you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Take the quiz to find out your likelihood

Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Taking this quiz can help you decide whether to see a rheumatologist.If ...
Yahoo

I treated rheumatoid arthritis patients for 25 years – then got it myself. Here’s how I stay well

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tammi L Shlotzhauer is a distinguished American medic and the author of ‘Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis’ - Barbara Patskin Tammi ...
Healthline

She Lived with Chronic Pain for Nearly Two Years, Then She Was Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Share on Pinterest For nearly two years, doctors couldn’t explain why Talisa King was living with chronic pain. Then everything changed after she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Image Taken ...
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Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis With Xeljanz

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 ...