Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the second most common type of arthritis. It’s a chronic inflammatory condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues, causing joint pain and inflammation, among many other symptoms.

BASICS of RA

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