(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from State Representative Rob Matzie’s office, the Pennsylvania House adopted a resolution from Matzie to increase public awareness about the dangers of rheumatoid arthritis. The bill known as House Resolution 16 made a designation that February 2nd, 2025 was “Rheumatoid Arthritis Day” in Pennsylvania. According to Matzie, people with rheumatoid arthritis have an estimated chance of a fifty to seventy percent higher risk to have cardiovascular disease than the general population.