A psoriasis rash may be the most visible and well-known symptom of psoriatic arthritis. Here’s what to know about what it looks like, what causes it, and how to treat it.
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Rituximab is a biologic medication that treats rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions by depleting B cells, which are an important part of how the immune system responds to vaccines.
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It may feel like every day is blending together, but some easy strategies can help you stay on track with your pills or injectables.
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Learn more about different factors that cause pain in rheumatoid arthritis and how to work with your doctor to treat RA pain.
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The coronavirus may initially affect your respiratory tract, but COVID-19 can have serious cardiovascular consequences. Here’s what you need to know to keep your heart healthy.
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Although people who are on immunosuppressant medications were not included in clinical trials for the vaccines, we’re going to have more insights soon about how patients with inflammatory and autoimmune conditions fare after being vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Significantly more men than women saw an improvement in their disease activity a year after starting a biologic, but more research is needed to understand why.
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“For me, it goes back to trusting science and knowing that this is the only way we’re going to get our life back,” says Brenda Kleinsasser, who lives in the coronavirus hotspot state of North Dakota.
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“We tend to shy away from talking about our challenges, especially when we know others out there are doing far worse,” says rheumatoid arthritis patient Eileen Davidson. “But I am a firm believer in self-expression and speaking up about our troubles. We shouldn’t suffer in silence.”
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A head-to-head study looked at how RA patients who didn’t do well on their first biologic fared when they switched to either upadacitinib (Rinvoq) or abatacept (Orencia).
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