Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and RA-interstitial lung disease are at an increased risk of lung cancer, according to the results of a retrospective, matched cohort study. "Prior studies have ...

New findings reveal that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity significantly affects the severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD), both radiologically and physiologically, in patients with RA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . RA-ILD was associated with an increased risk for infection vs. RA without lung disease. RA-associated ...

A biomarker panel for IPF may identify RA patients at higher risk for ILD, supporting biological overlap between IPF and RA-ILD. The study involved over 2500 US veterans and showed strong associations ...

Older age, male sex, and seropositivity are linked to a higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis– interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) with a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern, while only ...

Pollution caused by fire smoke has been linked to higher risk of rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). The study, which appears in Arthritis & Rheumatology, measured levels of ...

Analysis included 72,795 Veterans Health Administration patients with RA and 633,937 matched non-RA persons. HealthDay News — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a significantly increased ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) causes significant morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Patients at high risk of ILD should be screened using ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who receive immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy for cancer do not appear to face higher mortality compared against patients without RA receiving the same ...

When most people think about rheumatoid arthritis, they picture swollen, painful joints and morning stiffness that makes getting out of bed feel impossible. But here’s what many folks don’t realize — ...