Medically reviewed by Marissa Sansone, MDMedically reviewed by Marissa Sansone, MD In the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), people may first notice tenderness, stiffness, and pain in the ...

After years of research, scientists have discovered that rheumatoid arthritis is often preceded by a silent, symptomless stage. Catching the autoimmune disorder earlier could mean lessening the ...

Whether you are seeking information for yourself or a loved one, read on to learn more about the disease and how to better understand its signs and symptoms. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory ...

Two distinguishing features of long-standing RA are “swan neck” deformities and boutonniere deformities of the fingers (Figure 1). 3 Swan neck deformities develop with hyperextension of the PIP joint ...

Signs of immune system aging appear years before rheumatoid arthritis takes hold, offering new hope for early diagnosis and treatments that could slow or stop the disease before it starts, according ...

They experience widespread systemic inflammation before any joint pain develops These patients also experience specific changes in immune cells and inflammatory cells MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay ...

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Jan. 2, 2003 — Abbott Laboratories received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval this week to market adalimumab (Humira), previously known as D2E7. The drug was approved for the treatment ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a form of arthritis and an autoimmune disease. An RA flare, also known as an exacerbation, occurs when a person experiences transient worsening of their rheumatoid ...

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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An invisible storm might rage for years inside the bodies of people at risk for rheumatoid arthritis, prior to any joint pain occurring, a new study says.