Research findings increasingly indicate close associations between autoimmune thyroid disease and rheumatic disease.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala is poised to achieve another significant public-health milestone — eliminating rheumatic fever (RF), a potentially serious inflammatory disease that can lead to ...

Rheumatic heart disease is one of those conditions. Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which rheumatic fever has permanently damaged the heart valves, causing symptoms of shortness of ...