Rheumatoid Arthritis

Results showed comparable clinically meaningful improvements in health-related quality of life among patients treated with the adalimumab reference product and biosimilar adalimumab-adbm.

A new study found approximately 40% with osteoarthritis and 36.3% with RA screened positive for anxiety, depression, and fibromyalgia.

Results showed particular heavy metals increased the risk of arthritis.

A panel of medical experts introduce themselves before diving into a discussion about remission achievement in rheumatoid arthritis.

A panel of medical experts discuss how clinical guidelines currently define clinical remission, as well as the clinical and economic benefits associated with clinical remission.

Inverse variance weighting showed beef intake, iron intake, process meat intake, cheese intake, and fresh and dried fruit intake were strongly linked to inflammatory arthritis.

Patients with inflammatory arthritis experiencing “long COVID” reported significantly worse disease activity.

Patients with lower levels of physical activity had higher levels of fatigue and a higher risk of sarcopenia.

Vitamin D insufficiency was linked to reduced muscle strength, increased pain, higher disease activity, fatigue, and worsened disease outcomes.

Higher PROs, which were indicative of worse disease activity, were more likely to be reported in the spring and fall months.

Erectile dysfunction was significantly linked to arthritis and remained significant even after adjustment.

Patients with RA had an increased risk of fractures compared with controls, with significant baseline predictors for future fractures identified as higher age, low body mass index, and low bone mineral density.

Factors independently associated with persistently active RA included age, gender, previous or current smoking status, and social deprivation.

A new study shows RA is linked to an increased risk of hematological tumors and bladder, lung, and liver cancer compared to the general population.

Results from a Mendelian randomization analysis indicate type 1 diabetes significantly increases the likelihood of autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, MD, PhD, discusses the encouraging results of a phase 2 study evaluating nipocalimab for the treatment of Sjögren's syndrome.

The rheumatology month in review for June 2024 addresses the critical role of psychological, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors in the management of rheumatic diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.

Diana Girnita, MD, PhD, highlights the crucial role of patient education, the integration of traditional and integrative medicine, and the importance of reliable information for improving health outcomes in chronic conditions.

A study presented at EULAR 2024 found anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders were significantly correlated to pain intensity.

Patients with RA and obesity exhibited worse scores for subjective measures like pain and fatigue compared to those without obesity.

RA was linked to an increased risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, with further analysis revealing sex-based differences in stroke outcomes in men vs women with RA.

A study presented at EULAR 2024 found patients with RA of low socioeconomic status have a high prevalence of fatigue.

Compared to patients on stable TNFi, patients tapering TNFi to withdrawal experienced significantly more flares and had lower Boolean 2.0 remission rates.

A study presented at EULAR 2024 found fibromyalgia and worse pain, symptom severity, and depression scores were linked to a risk of low medication adherence.

More than half of patients with RA or PsA without obesity exhibited steatosis despite having low disease activity, with no differences observed based on methotrexate use and dosage.

Positive personality traits and perceived disease impact may play a larger role in explaining sleep disturbances in patients with RA than disease activity, anxiety, or depression.

Patients with RA had a greater risk of delayed cervical cancer screening, and smoking was associated with a decrease in prostate cancer screening in patients with RA.

Presented at EULAR 2024, a study suggested controlling RA disease activity may be important from a psycho-social perspective.

Findings from a 2-year extension of the Plants for Joints randomized controlled trial show promise for the long-term benefits of diet, physical activity, and stress management in RA.

Findings underscore the impact of socioeconomic factors on disease management and therapeutic outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from different socioeconomic classes.