Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) encompasses conditions in which the immune system erroneously targets thyroid tissues, typified by disorders such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Graves’ disease.

Many people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases may have mental health conditions that go undiagnosed because they don’t discuss these symptoms with their doctors, a new study suggests. For ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a serious complication of Group A Streptococcus infection. It can cause damage to the valves in your heart and may cause severe heart problems in the future. Rheumatic heart ...

A history of sinus congestion and drip may be a precursor to serious autoimmune disorders, a population-based study suggested. Rates of rheumatologic conditions including antiphospholipid syndrome and ...

Joint diseases affect the health and function of a joint. Some common joint diseases include osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Joint diseases include conditions ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other rheumatic conditions are more at risk for complications and death from pneumonia, meningitis, and other bacterial infections, yet most have not ...

Medically reviewed by Marissa Sansone, MDMedically reviewed by Marissa Sansone, MD Rheumatic diseases commonly affect the musculoskeletal system but can affect the entire body. People of all ages may ...

Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) include over 200 diseases that affect over 120 million Europeans of all ages. Aside from the significant direct impact RMDs have on patients, many of them ...

In a recent article published in the Lancet Rheumatology, researchers used data from a long-term ongoing prospective cohort study in the Netherlands to compare the characteristics of long-COVID in ...

Get ready to roll up your sleeve and get jabbed. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus, and other rheumatic diseases may find that they are eligible for more vaccinations now that the guidance ...

Utility of gallium-67 scintigraphy in low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In addition to nine new cases, we analyzed 28 cases previously reported in the literature of LPD in patients receiving MTX for ...