RA Experts Highlight Key Developments Over the Past Year RA Experts Highlight Key Developments Over the Past Year
A massive Swedish cohort study suggesting that biologic agents reduce the known excess risk of lymphoma in patients with rheumatoid arthritis was hailed as one of the high points of the last year.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - March 5, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Hepatotoxicity Risk Differs Between Psoriasis, PsA, and RA Patients Hepatotoxicity Risk Differs Between Psoriasis, PsA, and RA Patients
Patients taking methotrexate for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis were at a higher risk of developing liver disease than were patients with rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - February 26, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Major Advance in the Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis Coming Major Advance in the Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis Coming
Rheumatologists can look forward to the likely regulatory approval of the oral Janus kinase inhibitors tofacitinib and upadacitinib for the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis in the first half of 2021.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - February 26, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Checkpoint Inhibitor Safety in Preexisting Autoimmune Diseases Checkpoint Inhibitor Safety in Preexisting Autoimmune Diseases
' To our knowledge, this is the first study to bridge this knowledge gap by presenting ' real-world ' data on the safety and efficacy of ICI on a national scale, ' wrote Monique K. van der Kooij, MD.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - February 17, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Tofacitinib for RA Misses the Mark in Safety Study Tofacitinib for RA Misses the Mark in Safety Study
Daily treatment with tofacitinib led to more malignancies and adverse cardiovascular events in older rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with treatment with a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - February 1, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Drug-Impaired Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison Drug-Impaired Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
A pathologist who misdiagnosed or made errors for more than 3000 patients while intoxicated has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter and mail fraud.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - January 26, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated With Various Complications Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated With Various Complications
Hospitalized patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are more likely to have gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, autonomic, and allergic disorders than are hospitalized patients who do not have EDS.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - January 13, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

High HCQ Blood Level May Lower Thrombosis Risk in Lupus High HCQ Blood Level May Lower Thrombosis Risk in Lupus
Studies suggest that it may protect against thrombosis, but the optimal dosing for this purpose remains unknown, wrote Michelle Petri, MD, of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - January 7, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Osteoporosis Drugs Don't Worsen COVID-19 Risk, May Help Osteoporosis Drugs Don't Worsen COVID-19 Risk, May Help
Observational study supports guidelines advising continuation of osteoporosis medications during COVID-19, and even suggests possible benefit for certain agents.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - November 17, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Update on Antimalarials and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Update on Antimalarials and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
A new review provides an update on recent evidence regarding the use of antimalarials in systemic lupus erythematosus.Current Opinion in Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - October 22, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news

Low IgA Levels Associated With Infection Risk in SLE Patients Low IgA Levels Associated With Infection Risk in SLE Patients
To the knowledge of first author Ibrahim Almaghlouth, MD,"this is the first dedicated study to examine the relationship between acquired low Igs and infection risk in adult patients with SLE."Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - October 21, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Researchers Home In on Optimal Biopsy Length for Giant Cell Arteritis Researchers Home In on Optimal Biopsy Length for Giant Cell Arteritis
A new retrospective analysis has found 1.5 cm to 2 cm to be the optimal length of a temporal artery biopsy for detecting giant cell arteritis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - September 1, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Pulmonary Function Tests Not a Good Substitute in ILD Screening Pulmonary Function Tests Not a Good Substitute in ILD Screening
Any screening algorithm should include high-resolution CT, which is good at prognosticating disease, say the authors of a retrospective study of 212 patients with systemic sclerosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - July 6, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

ACR Issues Guidances for MIS-C and Pediatric Rheumatic Disease ACR Issues Guidances for MIS-C and Pediatric Rheumatic Disease
Two new clinical guidance documents from the American College of Rheumatology provide evidence-based recommendations for   managing pediatric rheumatic disease   during the COVID-19 pandemic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - June 26, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Some Rheumatic Diseases Tied to Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19 Some Rheumatic Diseases Tied to Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19
Patients with some inflammatory rheumatic conditions are at higher risk for hospital-diagnosed COVID-19 infection compared with the general population, but it depends on the condition and therapy used to treat it, according to a study from Spain.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - June 22, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news