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This article is for my dear friends, family, and co-workers. I wanted to let you know that I have a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If you're reading this, I hope you find this article on RA ...

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), impacts an estimated 300,000 children in the U.S. (about 1 in every 1,000). 1 While a challenging diagnosis, newer ...

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Age is still a factor for severe illness. While 8 out of 10 COVID-19 deaths in the United States have been in adults over the age of 65, this number does not represent a true cut-off for risk. Instead ...

Side effects from medications can sometimes be just as uncomfortable and miserable as the condition for which a person is taking them. It's one of the challenging Catch-22 situations of living with a ...

If left untreated, RA will destroy the joints. This can make it hard for a person with RA to carry out normal daily tasks and keep a job. The inflammation of RA can lead to other conditions such as: 1 ...

Addressing my RA foot pain It wasn’t until December 2018 when I switched rheumatologists that any of my concerns about my feet were addressed. That is when my rheumatologist sent me to a podiatrist. A ...

The progression of RA is not the same for everyone. The overall course of the disease can vary from person to person, depending on several factors: 1 Genes Number and severity of symptoms Presence of ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common type of arthritis. It is an autoimmune disorder, which means that the body attacks itself. It usually damages the joints and nearby tissue, leading to painful and ...

Seronegative RA and rheumatoid factor The presence of rheumatoid factor in one’s blood is not sufficient to diagnose RA/RD. However, a high level of rheumatoid factor is indicative of an autoimmune ...

Dealing with hurtful comments about RA It’s been nearly 8 years since I received my official diagnosis, and although it’s sometimes just a term in the middle of a list I read off cavalierly when ...