At its recent annual meeting in Chicago, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) presented a draft of the first evidence-based guidelines designed to help rheumatologists and obstetrician/gynecologists (ob-gyns) advise patients with rheumatic disease about their reproductive choices. Although the guidelines...
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), an autoimmune form of arthritis that impacts the lower spine, is notoriously hard to diagnose in a timely fashion. It frequently takes years, which means that proper treatment also gets delayed. Now a new study, presented at...
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory condition, you likely have painful, swollen joints along with elevated inflammatory markers in your blood. But achieving remission — generally defined and no or very minimal symptoms along...
By CreakyStaff
If we could give a theme to the 2018 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) Annual Meeting, it would be this: patient perspectives matter. During typical ACR meetings, thousands of abstracts — or preliminary research studies —...
Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) start out taking the disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) methotrexate, but that’s not always enough. The next step is often a biologic drug, such as Humira (adalimumab) or Enbrel (etanercept), which can make a big...
Tearing the meniscus — a piece of cartilage that cushions the knee joint — is unfortunately pretty easy to do. It’s one of the most common knee injuries, and there are many reasons it happens. Turning the wrong way while...
Everyone gets tired, but serious fatigue — the kind you can’t shake with a single cup of coffee or brisk walk around the block — often goes hand-in-hand with chronic illness. That’s certainly true of arthritis, which includes many different...
The official guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology urge doctors to use what’s called a “treat-to-target” approach for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). That entails establishing a specific treatment goal, such as remission or low disease activity, and treating a patient as...
It’s not FDA-approved for RA patients yet, but research indicates that it should be.
A positive blood test might predict heart attacks, according to a new study.
Repeat after us: It’s never too late to quit.
RA is linked to an increase risk of cognitive impairment. Here’s what can help.
By CreakyStaff
With an ever-increasing number of treatments available, deciding on an RA drug can be overwhelming. This new measure may simplify things for patients and doctors.
By Tina Donvito
You’re so tired, but the pain won’t let you get good rest. Here’s why pain gets worse at night — and what you can do about it.
By CreakyStaff
New research examines how RA disease activity level and other factors affect your ability to keep working, stay productive at work, and more.
By CreakyStaff
There was an association between a certain weather pattern and arthritis pain symptoms. But it wasn’t a very strong one.
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