As many as a third of people with rheumatoid arthritis/rheumatoid disease (RA/RD) are diagnosed with what is called seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. 1 This means that rheumatoid factor is not ...

About 3 years ago, I was diagnosed with Raynaud’s syndrome secondary to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). My hands can get really cold and alternate between turning whitish to purplish. My feet may not get ...

I’ve spent my whole life with joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. In my younger years, it was chalked up to growing pains or injuries from being athletic. It wasn’t until I was 30 years old and ...

Essentially, he was asking what makes RA different from the type of arthritis that you usually hear about: osteoarthritis. I know my friend meant well when saying this, but it caused me to have some ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex condition with many different signs and symptoms. Sometimes, the experience of a new or unexpected RA symptom can be scary, confusing, or upsetting. Some people ...

Living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) means adjusting... literally everything. Over the years, I’ve found some of the parts of getting dressed that once were easy (clasps, hooks, zippers) have gotten ...

In exploring available medication options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the off-label use of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. Naltrexone is a medication ...

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2016, about 10 months after I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease — another autoimmune disease centered around inflammation. However, I'm fairly certain ...

Living the last 20-plus years with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), I learned pretty quickly the social isolation that comes along with the diagnosis. I personally believe that we were never meant to do ...

Donica Liu Baker, MD, FACR is a board-certified rheumatologist practicing the art of medicine in her beloved hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. With roots in the field of Kinesiology, she developed an ...

If you're taking an injectable medication for your RA, you're likely familiar with injection site redness and reactions — even if you have not had one. It's one of the most common side effects ...

Percentage of those surveyed who started experiencing RA symptoms before turning 35. Notably, 11 percent of respondents said they started experiencing symptoms before reaching adulthood. Sign up for ...