Rheumatoid Arthritis

Machine learning algorithms identify patterns without being explicitly programmed to do so, which allows for unbiased discoveries.

"Cardiovascular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis can be complex, raising concerns for adequate patient management and provider-dependent roles.”

Investigators believe that “screening for comorbidities of COPD and diabetes mellitus with end-organ damage as part of the routine in treating RA-ILD population" may be beneficial.

Immunosuppressive medication can interfere with the immune response to vaccines, so treatment may need to be held or the timing or type of vaccinations amended. Test your knowledge of vaccinating rheumatoid arthritis patients taking immunosuppressive therapies in this quiz.

Exercise and behavioral techniques can be helpful, but they are not often implemented because their effectiveness is unknown and regular face-to-face sessions are undesirable.

With seasonal flu vaccinations fast approaching, how much do you know about how rheumatoid arthritis and its treatment affects administration of this vaccine? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Rates of serious and non-serious infection events were higher in patients receiving tofacitinib, 5 mg 2 times daily and 10 mg 2 times daily, when compared with TNFis.

Assessing disease activity is an important part of a treat-to-target strategy. How much do you know about the different approaches? Take this quiz to find out.

The top 5 themes identified surrounded fear as the dominant emotion, social connections and work, physical health, self-identity, and self-management as a way of coping.

“Qualitative research has identified that caregivers face many challenges that affect their well-being, including balancing their child’s demands with their own psychological needs when feeling depressed or stressed, and accompanying the child to the frequent health appointments.”

The feasibility study, “Fatigue – Reducing if Effects through individualized support Episodes in Inflammatory Arthritis” (FREE-IA), tested the practicality of training, intervention delivery, and outcome collection prior to a trial that would analyze clinical and cost-effectiveness.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher risk of cancer, but does treatment of rheumatoid arthritis affect that risk? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Cancer is linked to many chronic conditions, but what is its relationship with rheumatoid arthritis? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Over a 40-year follow-up, approximately one-quarter of the study cohort with juvenile arthritis were reported to have active uveitis.

The French national healthcare database (SNDS) was used to evaluate malignancy between patients with RA initiating bDMARDs and those continuing csDMARDs.

David Felson, MD, MPH, discusses his recent study, “Meaning of patient global assessment when joint counts are low in rheumatoid arthritis.”

Many people now use activity trackers to assess their activity levels, but what role can these devices play in managing rheumatoid arthritis patients? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Results of a proof-of-concept trial suggest early intervention with methotrexate could alter the disease course and improve symptoms in patients with arthralgia at risk of progressing to rheumatoid arthritis

Test your knowledge of the treatment and management of rheumatoid arthritis with our latest RA quizzes.

Do you know the latest recommendations for managing patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have not achieved target with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)? Take this quiz to find out.

“The COVID-19 pandemic causes concern among patients with ARD due to increased risk of infection and heightened isolation from social distancing,” investigators explained.

Rheumatoid arthritis impacts men and women differently. How much do you know about the differences between the sexes? Take this quiz to find out.

Findings suggested that actigraphy may provide additional information to self-reported sleep measures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Investigators believe that treatment escalation within patients with rheumatoid arthritis should utilize interventions beyond the traditional physician-patient relationship.

The study objective was to determine if actigraphy could serve as a complementary clinical tool for sleep evaluation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.