The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning and precaution for the type 2 diabetes drug canagliflozin, saying that risks of decreased bone density associated with the drug are more...
Mesenchymal stem cell transplants appeared to regenerate cartilage and improve clinical outcomes after 2 years in patients with knee osteoarthritis in a small South Korean study.
There were 24...
Leg extensor muscle power is an independent determinant of pain and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis, according to a cross-sectional analysis of data from a trial.
“Compared to strength,...
ORLANDO – Take a consistent approach with all patients on opioid therapy, regardless of a patient’s perceived potential for abuse, Dr. Melissa B. Weimer advised.
“This is an area of medicine where I...
The injectable investigational biologic tabalumab met its primary endpoint only at higher doses, and failed to meet secondary endpoints in phase III clinical trials for moderate to severe systemic...
ORLANDO – Physicians should use the concept of fiduciary duty to set appropriate boundaries with patients taking pain medications, explained Dr. Louis Kuritzky.
Often, patients want treatments that...
LONDON – Celecoxib was associated with very low cardiovascular event rates, and its use posed no more risk than other painkillers commonly used to treat elderly individuals with arthritic conditions...
Total knee and hip arthroplasty were associated with a significantly increased risk of myocardial infarction in the first month after surgery, but not at 6 months after surgery, a cohort study...
PARK CITY, UTAH – Since most people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) develop psoriasis before joint symptoms, it’s helpful to have a simple screening test for the condition.
One of Dr. Philip Mease’s...
The American Board of Internal Medicine’s current Maintenance of Certification program does not meet the educational needs of rheumatologists and should be modified to include more relevant...
