BELLEVUE, WASH. – The severity of rheumatoid arthritis early in pregnancy is an independent risk factor for preterm delivery, according to data from the Organization of Teratology Information...
CHICAGO – Abaloparatide, a synthetic analog of human parathyroid hormone–related peptide, displayed jaw-dropping superiority to teriparatide in boosting bone mineral density at multiple anatomic...
COPENHAGEN – Almost half of patients with mild cognitive impairment progressed to dementia within 1 year of undergoing either arthroplasty or coronary angiography, according to a small Australian...
NEW YORK – Unexpectedly and conflicting with previous reports, a careful analysis of a relatively large series of patients with psoriatic arthritis mutilans found that most had axial involvement.
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A telecare intervention within the primary care practice setting elicited clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in long-standing chronic joint and other musculoskeletal...
SAN FRANCISCO – Adults who started taking sulfonylurea drugs for diabetes were 9% more likely to develop fractures within 5 years, and patients starting thiazolidinediones were 9% more likely to have...
NEW YORK – Improvements in clinical trial design for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and other inflammatory diseases are being credited to a decision to enlist patients as full partners, not just...
PARIS – Bone loss at 1 year is limited at the low doses of glucocorticoids typically used to treat adults with chronic inflammatory disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, based on a meta-analysis of...
NEW YORK – For the skin component of psoriatic arthritis, consensus about how high to set the bar for disease control continues to elude experts, judging from a debate about the value of...
PARIS – Treatment with rituximab in patients with refractory lupus nephritis was associated with significant long-term improvement in symptoms, histology, and laboratory markers in a prospective...
