Axial Spondyloarthritis: More Than a Pain in the Back Axial Spondyloarthritis: More Than a Pain in the Back
Axial spondyloarthritis is characterized by chronic inflammatory back pain, but there are related conditions that may need to be managed alongside.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Resistance Training Beneficial in PsA Regardless of Format Resistance Training Beneficial in PsA Regardless of Format
Two types of strength training were associated with similar improvements in function and disease activity in a randomized trial of patients with psoriatic arthritis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Hormonal Changes May Help Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 -- Women are four to five times more likely than men to develop early-onset rheumatoid arthritis, and a few hormonal factors could be why, new research suggests.
Entering menopause early (before age 45), taking hormone... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 10, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Severe RA: Exercise Therapy Improves Functional Limitations Severe RA: Exercise Therapy Improves Functional Limitations
An intervention including goal setting, active exercise, and education was tailored to functional limitations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
When Women's Fertility Begins and Ends Seems Important for RA Development
(MedPage Today) -- British women whose capability of bearing children either started late or ended early -- naturally or otherwise -- were at increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), compared with women with earlier menarche... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 10, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Women who take HRT to help them through the menopause are almost 50% more likely to get arthritis, finds study
Starting menopause early and having four or more children were also linked to higher chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis risk, researchers found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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
SGLT2 Inhibitors Begin to Show Potential in Rheumatology SGLT2 Inhibitors Begin to Show Potential in Rheumatology
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors are not approved to treat gout, lupus, or lupus nephritis, but clinicians are uncovering signs of benefits in these conditions.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - January 8, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
PET/MRI may help diagnose fevers of unknown origin
PET/MRI imaging shows promise in diagnosing fevers or inflammation of unknown origin and may have advantages over PET/CT, according to a study published January 3 in the European Journal of Radiology.In a study that included 104 patients, PET/MRI provided high sensitivity and specificity for determining underlying causes, especially in patients with elevated C-reactive protein, a blood biomarker of inflammation, according to lead author Tomas Rohan, MD, of University Hospital Brno in Brno, Czechia.“To make the indications more specific to and improve the overall diagnostic performance, F-18 FDG-PET/MRI should be indicate...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Intensive Weight Loss Does Not Ease Gout Symptoms Intensive Weight Loss Does Not Ease Gout Symptoms
Researchers found an association between weight loss and a corresponding reduction in serum urate, but more weight loss did not result in positive changes in pain or fatigue.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - January 8, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Medical Mystery Case: What Pregnancy Supplement Landed This Woman in the Hospital?
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Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, reviews the case study of a pregnant woman who was hospitalized.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible):
Deshauer... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 4, 2024 Category: OBGYN 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
Medical Mystery Case: What Landed This Pregnant Woman in the Hospital?
(MedPage Today) --
Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, reviews the case study of a pregnant woman who was hospitalized.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible):
Deshauer... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 4, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Tips for Managing Axial Spondyloarthritis in Primary Care Tips for Managing Axial Spondyloarthritis in Primary Care
The rheumatology consultation may have been requested, but how can primary care practitioners help their patients who have suspected axial spondyloarthritis in the meantime?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology 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
