Explore symptoms, treatments, and lifestyle tips to manage rheumatoid arthritis progression and improve quality of life. Menu. Newsletters Search. ... medical history, and family history.

Want to have a deeper understanding of Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day 2024? Read about the disease's history, significance, key signs, symptoms, and awareness campaigns.

Untreated rheumatoid arthritis can leave you with painful, damaged joints and complications in many parts of your body that can put you at risk for an earlier death. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty ...

As rheumatoid arthritis advances to its second stage, the body increases production of antibodies like rheumatoid factor. The immune system reaction intensifies, causing more persistent symptoms ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a complex autoimmune disease that affects roughly 1.3 million Americans. It occurs when the immune system attacks healthy cells.

Question: What is rheumatoid arthritis? Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints. In RA, the immune system mistakenly attacks the ...

Researchers aren't sure what causes a person to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But several risk factors have been shown to have a link to RA. Read on to learn more about these risk factors.

Some 1.3 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis, a disease in which a person's immune system attacks their joints, causing crippling pain and, if improperly treated, disfigurement.