Young people with a rare condition called Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) are taking part in clinical research to better understand the condition, including to find out why some children have more ...

The consensus based term for a rheumatic joint disorder in childhood is “juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)”, and not “juvenile rheumatic coxitis.” [note: the author points out a mistake ...

Biologic therapy reduces TMJ inflammation in children with juvenile arthritis, according to a new study. Findings show ...

Autoimmune disorders in children can cause symptoms often mistaken for common childhood illnesses. More precise diagnoses and ...

Methotrexate (MTX) is the widely agreed upon first-choice second-line agent to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), up to 75% of JIA patients in recent registries have used MTX at some time ...

Patients with JIA-associated uveitis who discontinued adalimumab had higher recurrence rates than those who continued the ...

Jordan High School senior Jack Friedges will serve as the 2017 Walk to Cure Juvenile Arthritis Young Adult Honoree this weekend at the Mall of America. Walk to Cure Juvenile Arthritis brings ...

Non-systemic SLE symptoms include: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an umbrella term for several forms of autoimmune or autoinflammatory arthritis that affect kids under 16. Two types are ...