Worldwide Prevalence of PsA: Meta-Analysis Sheds Light Worldwide Prevalence of PsA: Meta-Analysis Sheds Light
PsA is more prevalent in Europe and North America than in Asia and South America, according to a meta-analysis that assessed the worldwide PsA prevalence.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Dermatology Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Body Fat Tied to Disease Burden in Biologic-Treated axSpA Body Fat Tied to Disease Burden in Biologic-Treated axSpA
Maintaining a healthy body composition is important to improve physical functioning and mobility in patients with axial spondyloarthritis receiving biologics, a new study indicated.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
High Infection Risk in RA-Associated ILD High Infection Risk in RA-Associated ILD
A prospective study found that 96% of patients with RA-ILD had at least one serious infection, which proved fatal in 65% of cases.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Sub-Q Tocilizumab Gives Durable Long-Term Responses in JIA Sub-Q Tocilizumab Gives Durable Long-Term Responses in JIA
Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis achieved long-term disease control with subcutaneous tocilizumab treatment, without any new safety concerns, in an LTE study of two trials.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Tocilizumab Withdrawal Post Remission in Still's Disease Tocilizumab Withdrawal Post Remission in Still's Disease
Longer tocilizumab administration intervals and lower prednisolone doses seemed pivotal for successful tocilizumab withdrawal while maintaining remission in patients with AOSD.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Both Parotid and Labial Gland Biopsies Can Diagnose SjS Both Parotid and Labial Gland Biopsies Can Diagnose SjS
Although largely similar, some important histopathologic differences were seen in the biopsies of the labial and parotid salivary glands in individuals with suspected SjS.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Arthritis Can Often Follow ACL Surgeries in Young Adults
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- Early-onset arthritis may hit as many as one in every four young people who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries, new research warns.
The arthritic pain emerges within 6 to 12 months... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 10, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
FDA OKs First CAR T-cell Trial for Children With Lupus FDA OKs First CAR T-cell Trial for Children With Lupus
The trial is expected to begin this summer and will enroll 12 individuals under age 18 years.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
RA Summit 2024 RA Summit 2024
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from RA Summit 2024Medscape Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None Conference Coverage Source Type: news
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Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments OARSI 2024Medscape Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None Conference Coverage Source Type: news
'I Feel So Violated': Over 200 Patients Accuse Doc of Sex Abuse, Unnecessary Exams
(MedPage Today) -- More than a decade ago, Kristin Fritz was struggling with pain in her spine and saw a rheumatologist recommended by her doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
The visit with Derrick Todd, MD, started normally for... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 9, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The Relentless Cost of Chronic Diseases
At first, my legs buckled. Then I started nearly fainting and was struck by fierce jaw, neck, and back pain—six unhappy faces-worth on the scale. Just as quickly, as one tends to do, I created narratives to explain these sudden symptoms. That one glass of wine had done me in. The steamy weather led my knees to wobble. It was the aftermath of a concussion I got after I fell in a hole in the sidewalk. It was from when I hurt my neck when I was thrown down on a subway platform by a man with low spatial awareness and somewhere to be.
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It turned out I was fainting beca...
Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alissa Quart Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
PRT and Neuromuscular Exercise Tie at Improving Hip OA PRT and Neuromuscular Exercise Tie at Improving Hip OA
Progressive resistance training or neuromuscular exercise for 12 weeks helped to improve hip function, pain, and quality of life to a similar degree in people with osteoarthritis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Association between arthritis and the risk of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults: a nationwide population-based study - Hou DL, Yang Y.
BACKGROUND: Arthritis patients often endure the development of depressive symptoms, significantly impacting their quality of life. However, current research on the correlation between arthritis and depressive symptoms remains limited, suggesting inconsiste... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
