Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DOKey TakeawaysA rheumatoid factor test checks for an antibody that can be a marker for rheumatoid arthritis. It is one part of diagnosis.Not everyone with a ...

More than 40% of people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis actually have a different condition. Viral and bacterial infections can cause symptoms like rheumatoid arthritis but often resolve on their ...

Two scores, one simple and one comprehensive, may predict inflammatory arthritis (IA) in people who are already at elevated risk for these immune-related conditions, according to new research from ...

As head of the clinical laboratory at the San Juan University Hospital in Alicante, Spain, Maria Salinas, PhD, is passionate about the role she and her colleagues can play in clinical decision-making.

Researchers analyzed numerous biomarkers in patients at risk for inflammatory arthritis to develop measurable scores indicating a patient's vulnerability to disease progression. In a new study ...