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A new study found that many patients who tapered their meds wound up flaring.
Time is of the essence when RA symptoms strike.
'I am worthy of love — even if someone doesn't think I am because my life has been stained by illness. These exact fears of being viewed as a burden have crippled me from letting anyone close to my heart.'
A new study ties low folic acid levels to a higher risk of dying from heart disease among people with RA.
By Dibs Baer
‘I’m no Perfect Pollyanna. But I just don’t want the experience of living with a chronic illness — I’ve had RA for more than a decade — to be negative 24/7.’
People who were randomly assigned to a workout program based on their "baseline cardiovascular fitness, strength, and perceived ability” improved their physical and mental health compared with people who were just told to exercise more by their doctor.
No one knows exactly why one person with RA might develops ILD yet another doesn't, but this new study is shedding some light on what RA patients with interstitial lung disease have in common.
Having more rheumatology patients see nurse practitioners as part of their medical team could help increase access to care and decrease wait times.
While merely having RA can raise the risk of blood clots, studies have also suggested that RA patients with active disease are far more apt to experience blood clots compared to those whose disease is in remission.
For many patients, side effects worsened right after the MTX dose.
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