According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 220,000 children and adolescents had a diagnosis of arthritis between 2017 and 2021. The prevalence was highest in young ...

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common form of childhood arthritis, may be at higher risk of developing cancer than children who do not have the condition, according to a ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — It’s a disease many people associate with getting old, but arthritis can affect anyone, at any age. "I was diagnosed at the age of 2 in 2007. I'm 17 now,” says Jennifer Coons.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are both inflammatory diseases that affect the joints, but they’re separate conditions with unique long-term outlooks. The most common type of ...

When Lucy Jackson was just 2-and-a-half years old, she seemed like a perfectly normal, healthy youngster. But that all changed on Thanksgiving day in 2007 while the Mill Creek family vacationed in ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Running a half marathon takes time, dedication and passion for the sport. For many people, they also run for a cause. Maya Sudhakaran first laced up her sneakers for a long ...

As he jumps and scuttles with lightning swiftness from a sofa to a table and the floor, Manuél Butch Cruz doesn't exactly evoke the common perception of disease. The 7-year-old's frenetic energy ...

A new study shows a link between mothers with rheumatoid arthritis and children with epilepsy. The study is published in the November 16, 2016, online issue of Neurology®, a medical journal of the ...

Cedars-Sinai investigators may have figured out why certain immunosuppressive treatments don't work well in rheumatoid arthritis. In a study published in Science Immunology, scientists trace the ...