Depression is associated with lower odds of achieving remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) over 2 years of follow-up. Researchers analyzed data from two ...

WASHINGTON -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who achieved sustained remission had better long-term outcomes than those with lingering low-level symptoms, a single-center study found -- casting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tapering regimens were linked to significantly higher flare risk among patients in RA remission. The results ...

Results of randomized controlled trials indicate that remission can be achieved in a majority of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with a combination of traditional ...

A study published in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity challenges the assumption that achieving clinical remission in rheumatoid ...

Long-term research indicates that starting rheumatoid arthritis patients on targeted biologic drugs like TNF inhibitors from diagnosis may reduce or delay progression to difficult-to-treat disease, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sustained DMARD-free remission “does not seem attainable” for patients with RA requiring biological DMARDs, but ...

Objective While sustained remission is the treatment goal for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), its long-term remission remains ...

The synovial tissue inflammation seen in RA shows high degree of heterogeneity – which may be a factor in people’s variable response to treatments. We also know that distinct synovial tissue ...

Pain improvement was associated with remission or low disease activity in patients undergoing treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, a study found. Researchers used data from the international RA-BE-REAL ...

Patients with highly active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experienced faster declines in kidney function than those whose disease was under better control, analysis of a large registry indicated. Compared ...