FAPI-PET predicts treatment response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
In this study, they further analyzed data from 19 patients to determine whether FAPI-PET could help predict treatment responses. All of the patients had high or moderate disease activity and underwent PET/CT exams at baseline, as well as standard F-18 FDG PET/CT scans for comparison. Subsequent treatments included conventional DMARDs (including methotrexate, leflunomide, cyclophosphamide, and tripterygium wilfordii), and synthetic DMARDs (including etanercept, adalimumab, and Janus Kinase inhibitors). Six patients received additional prednisone, and six patients had nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.Representative Ga-6...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Nuclear Radiology Source Type: news

Millions of arthritis patients could struggle to get blockbuster drug, as CVS pulls it from pharmacies
CVS, which has 9,500 stores across the United States, said Humira would be removed from its preferred list for reimbursement beginning April 1. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Relationship between falls and the use of hypnotics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study - Sakurai K, Yanai R, Isozaki T, Yajima N.
OBJECTIVEs This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the relationship between falls and use of psychotropic medications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS The psychotropic medication group included patients with rheumatoid arthritis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Former NAACP Leader Removed From AMC Theater Over Seating Issue
On Tuesday, Rev. William J. Barber II, 60, and his 90-year-old mother went to see ‘The Color Purple.’ Barber brought his own chair to the theater because he has a rare form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that makes it hard for him to sit in or rise from low…#williamjbarberii #colorpurple #greenville #northcarolina #naacp #broadway #huffpost #amc #amctheatres #adamaron (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs May Cut Incidence of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 -- Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) might prevent incidence of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study recently published in the Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The Most Exciting New Advancements in Managing and Treating Lupus
The case study involved just one patient: a 20-year-old woman with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). But the study’s results were so dramatic that they appeared in 2021 in the New England Journal of Medicine.  The woman received a type of cell therapy called CAR-T, which in the past has been used primarily to treat cancer. CAR-T cell therapy involves altering a patient’s immune cells so that they identify and attack problems or pathogens. In people with cancer, that attack is aimed at the diseased cells. But in the NEJM case study, the therapy was directed at the woman’s own B cells,...
Source: TIME: Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

7 Early Signs Of Arthritis You Should Never Ignore
Don't dismiss these symptoms. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Early Signs Of Arthritis You Should Never Ignore
Don't dismiss these symptoms. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Experts warn 40,000 arthritis patients could be being denied less invasive knee replacement operations on the NHS
There are concerns that 35,000 to 40,000 patients a year who are suitable for the less invasive procedure are being denied it, experts say. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, and Pain
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Erinn Maury, MD, knew infliximab (Remicade) wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful joints hadn... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - December 23, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Biocon Biologics grants Sandoz exclusive rights to market biosimilar adalimumab in Japan
Adalimumab BS for subcutaneous injection is indicated for immune-related diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis vulgaris, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - December 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

This Program Helped Overweight RA Patients Shape Up
(MedPage Today) -- In older overweight individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a composite of metabolic biomarkers as well as disease activity measures improved substantially with a professionally directed diet and home-exercise regimen, researchers... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - December 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Gradual Weight Loss Using Meds Helps Folks With Arthritis Live Longer
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 -- Using a weight-loss medication to help you shed pounds gradually appears to help extend life for people with arthritis of the hips or knees, a new study finds.However, folks with arthritis who dropped pounds very quickly... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Frailty Worsens Side Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- Patients starting targeted therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were more likely to develop serious infections and other adverse events if they were considered frail, insurance claims data indicated. Rates of serious infections... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - December 21, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, Pain A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, Pain
Stories of chronic pain, drug-hopping, and insurance meddling are all too common among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Precision medicine offers new hope.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news