Injectable drugs referred to as biologic DMARDs (Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs)—or simply, biologics—are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic condition in which the immune ...

Rheumatoid arthritis most often begins in middle age, but also can affect much younger adults, researchers said. "Enrolling in the trial was a no-brainer; it was a ray of hope at a dark time," Day ...

Methotrexate is used to treat severe, active rheumatoid arthritis that cannot be controlled by certain other medications. Methylprednisolone Oral Brand Name(s) Medrol, Meprolone ...

Baseline brain activity on functional MRI may help identify individuals with rheumatoid arthritis most likely to benefit from ...

A drug long used to curb rheumatoid arthritis may be a potent foe against another immune disorder, Type 1 diabetes. Australian researchers report that baricitinib (Olumiant) ...

These drugs are often able to alter the course of some forms of inflammatory arthritis -- diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis -- that can destroy ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly begins attacking tissue at the joints. Inflammation makes movement of the joints painful and restrictive, causing ...

About 1.5 million Americans suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks healthy cells, typically around the joints, causing swelling and deformity. Genera… ...

Mar. 24 -- THURSDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- People taking medications for rheumatoid arthritis may also be reducing their risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests. People with ...

Therefore, we thought, why not test this drug to see if it improves the health of those with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease." The Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis and ...

Rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab advances as a COVID-19 treatment, as other regimens fall back, studies show. Karen Weintraub. USA TODAY.

For the first time, a drug has relieved rheumatoid arthritis by knocking out a certain type of immune cell — an approach that could open the way for precisely targeted, “smart” treatments ...