No Response to TNF Inhibitor in JIA? Another May Do the Trick Registry study finds no advantage for switching to a different drug class Apr 02, 2024
Can an Autoimmunity Lead to Immune Deficiency? Studies may explain some cases of rare opportunistic infections Mar 20, 2024
Psoriatic Arthritis: Updated Guideline Clarifies Treatment Sequence EULAR provides easy-to-understand algorithm Mar 19, 2024
Valley Fever Screens Found Lagging for Rheum Patients in Endemic Areas A significant issue for DMARD and steroid users in the American Southwest Mar 14, 2024
Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacement Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics Mar 07, 2024
Seniors, Doctors at Odds on Opioid Risks and 'Deprescribing' Conversations between primary care physicians and older patients often "challenging" Mar 06, 2024
COVID-19 Tied to Increased Risk for Rheumatic Disease Maybe not a form of long COVID, but a concern just the same Mar 04, 2024
Multimodal Pre-Op Program Aids Knee Replacement Candidates Patients feel better as they wait for surgery; a few find they no longer need it Feb 29, 2024
Biden 'Continues to Be Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Says "Nothing different than last year," president says after undergoing annual physical Feb 29, 2024
Sinusitis Tied to Later Autoimmune Disease Olmsted County analysis points to substantial risk Feb 27, 2024
Another Study Backs Treatment for Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression to full-blown RA slowed Feb 16, 2024
Dietary Factors Tied to Osteoarthritis Pain But radiographic parameters not affected, raising questions about the link Jan 29, 2024
Could Arthritis Enhance Male Fertility? Link seen in epidemiological study, but reasons remain a mystery Jan 22, 2024
SpA Diagnoses Remain Uncertain, Even After Years of Symptoms Many patients never know for sure what they have, study suggests Jan 19, 2024
Study Slams Community Rheum Docs for Sloppy RA Management Half of patients don't get disease activity evaluations before starting TNF blockers Jan 18, 2024
When Women's Fertility Begins and Ends Seems Important for RA Development Late menarche, early menopause both seen as increasing risk Jan 09, 2024
Non-White Military Members With OA Get Stiffed for Knee Replacement Wide racial disparities in a health system that boasts equal access for everyone Jan 09, 2024
This Program Helped Overweight RA Patients Shape Up Metabolic markers, disease activity improved with remotely supervised lifestyle regimen Dec 22, 2023
Frailty Worsens Side Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Claims data highlight a neglected factor in RA therapy outcomes Dec 21, 2023
Axial SpA: Gender Gap Confirmed in TNF Inhibitor Response Big European study removes any doubt; next question is why the difference? Dec 14, 2023
Using Baseline Markers to Predict Response in Psoriatic Arthritis More biomarker research is needed, but new study is a good start Dec 13, 2023 video
How Do You Select Systemic Therapy for Your Psoriasis Patients? Richard Warren explains the factors he considers and what his "go-to" treatment is Dec 12, 2023 video
Improvements With Guselkumab in Psoriatic Arthritis Seen Across All MDA Domains Experts discuss importance of both physician- and patient-reported domains Dec 06, 2023 video
Deucravacitinib Improves Joint Symptoms in Psoriatic Arthritis Greater improvements over apremilast and placebo through 24 weeks Dec 05, 2023
PsA Raises Mortality Risk, but Unevenly Some psoriatic arthritis patients more vulnerable than others in Swedish study Dec 04, 2023
VTE Risk After Joint Replacement: Does Anticoagulant Choice Matter? Large claims-based study provides some answers Dec 01, 2023
New Data on Bimekizumab in Psoriatic Arthritis Roundtable of experts weigh in on "unprecedented" efficacy, and safety issues Nov 29, 2023 video
Stronger Quads May Lower Risk for Knee Replacement Surgery Higher quadricep-hamstring ratio associated with 82% lower odds in NIH cohort Nov 29, 2023
Methotrexate Tied to Greater Risks for Older Patients With CKD FDA should consider warning labels based on study results, researchers argue Nov 28, 2023
Could Correcting Metabolic Dysfunction Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis? French researchers think they've identified a truly novel approach Nov 28, 2023
New Data on TYK2 Inhibitors for Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis Favorable results with TAK-279 and deucravacitinib in studies at ACR Nov 22, 2023 video
Another Long-Acting Steroid Shot Impresses in Knee OA Liposomal formulation OK for repeat dosing, phase III study indicates Nov 16, 2023
Uh-Oh, Is a Robot Coming for Your Radiographic Analysis Job? Computer matches live expert in measuring joint space and erosions Nov 15, 2023
Novel IL-17A Blocker Continues to Impress in PsA More phase II data build case for izokibep Nov 14, 2023
'Naked' Gene Therapy Promising for Osteoarthritis Phase II results pave way for bigger and better trial Nov 13, 2023
Long-Acting Steroid Gives 14 Weeks of Knee OA Relief Placebo-controlled trial gives novel product a tentative boost Nov 13, 2023
X-Rays Questioned for Diagnosing Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Hardly any patients show abnormalities, so why do them? Nov 08, 2023
JAK Inhibitor Safety Study Seen Altering Practice in the VA Prescribing patterns for common RA drug shift in wake of landmark trial Nov 02, 2023