Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is largely clinical, based on key historic and physical findings and serial observation of symptoms, signs and response to therapies. Observation during the ...

Using a cohort of 557 patients from an early arthritis clinic in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, van der Ven and colleagues evaluated the effect of lowering the established cut-off from 6 points to 5 ...

Explore the unique aspects of rheumatoid arthritis in men, including diagnosis, symptoms, complications, and support options ...

Augurex CEO Neil Klompas describes why it is difficult for biomarkers to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis in some cases.

Part of diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involves ruling out other conditions that mimic RA, such as fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, and osteoarthritis. Diagnosis involves a physical examination, a ...

Routine hand and foot radiographs in more than 700 patients being evaluated for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) made almost no difference in diagnosing the condition nor in predicting its course, Dutch ...

Antibodies to peptides not currently used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis helped identify patients with untreated early disease that conventional biomarkers missed, researchers said. Almost ...

Symptoms like inflammation, joint pain, and stiffness are an inevitable part of aging. But for about 1% of the population, these symptoms are signs of something different: rheumatoid arthritis.