rheumatoid arthritis
noun
: a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints
—abbreviation RA
compare osteoarthritis
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Firstly, the company faced significant setbacks in its clinical trials, particularly with its rheumatoid arthritis drug, filgotinib, which failed to gain FDA approval.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The drug is used safely to tamp down over-active immune responses in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, as well as to treat and prevent malaria.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
The findings suggest the cap could be a huge benefit to older adults in Medicare who struggle to afford high-cost drugs for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious conditions.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Firstly, the company faced significant setbacks in its clinical trials, particularly with its rheumatoid arthritis drug, filgotinib, which failed to gain FDA approval.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The drug is used safely to tamp down over-active immune responses in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, as well as to treat and prevent malaria.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
The findings suggest the cap could be a huge benefit to older adults in Medicare who struggle to afford high-cost drugs for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious conditions.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Rheumatoid arthritis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatoid%20arthritis. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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