Discovery's Edge: The rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease connection

Physicians have long known that people with rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic conditions such as lupus are more likely to die at younger ages than are those without these conditions. Even with advances in treatment, the gap in life expectancy remains. No one knew why until 15 years ago. That ’s when researchers at Mayo Clinic [...]
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