Understanding the type of arthritis, its causes, and management options is the first step toward living well with the condition.

A rheumatoid factor (RF) test detects rheumatoid factor, a type of antibody (proteins that fight off harmful substances) in your blood. RF antibodies sometimes attack healthy cells and tissues, ...

SAN DIEGO — Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful ...

People who develop rheumatoid arthritis experience changes to their immune systems long before their joints become swollen and painful, suggesting that early treatment might stop or limit damage, a ...

Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London, have announced a new machine-learning-based method for predicting the biological therapy, or biologic, most likely to successfully relieve symptoms for ...

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Key Takeaways More than 40% of people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis actually have a different condition.Viral and bacterial infections can cause symptoms ...

Understand the differences between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA), two common forms of arthritis with ...

SAN DIEGO — Dr. Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful ...