b Large joints not counted. Imaging, such as X-rays and ultrasound, can help detect structural damage and erosions in the hands and feet. X-ray images can be used for staging rheumatoid arthritis as ...

Background There is no consensus on the classification of lupus arthritis (LA). In this study ... Six of the 10 patients had bone erosions on X-ray, but the incidence of bone erosions was 100% ...

High antibody titers of anti–citrullinated peptide antibodies, rheumatoid factor, and certain baseline factors predict RA ...

A Western Australian study reveals that rheumatoid arthritis patients have a lower overall cancer incidence but face higher ...

Eye diseases often develop asymptomatically for many years. ICTER scientists have developed the f-ORG technique, which ...

In response to the insightful cover story, “‘A potent medicine’: In matters of pain and trust, empathy may make all the difference,” published in the Healio Rheumatology January 2025 issue, I would ...

(CNN) — Federal judges hearing Trump administration litigation have increasingly gone beyond the case at hand to reflect on potential threats to democracy or offer dramatic assertions about the ...

Will Pharma Continue Efforts to Diversify Clinical Trials? The federal crackdown on DEI initiatives is unlikely to deter companies from designing more representative trials, as it’s ‘good ...

Background Even it is accepted among rheumatologists that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) does not involve the facet ... different at any spinal level or in total L5-S1 score. Marginal erosions, that are ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — The use of biologic and targeted therapies for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) surpassed more typical therapies in recent years, according to ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often called seropositive or seronegative ... You may get X-rays or an ultrasound to look for bone erosion or nodules. Blood work can reveal RA autoantibodies and chronic ...