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November 21st 2024
Data from 2 studies presented at ACR 2024 demonstrate the potential of AI to improve access to quality rheumatological assessments.
Study Tackles Tough Questions about Folic Acid Supplementation for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Although folic acid counteracts some of the negative side effects experienced by patients taking MTX to treat their rheumatoid arthritis, researchers have posited it may also reduce the effectiveness of MTX therapy. Several studies have suggested that this is indeed a possibility. A new study in Arthritis Research and Therapy sheds some light on this question.
Biologics Help Inflammatory Arthritis Patients Get Back to Work
June 18th 2015The first study to assess the effects of DMARDs or anti-TNF treatment in a real world population of patients with inflammatory arthritis shows a clinically significant improvement in work disability, productivity loss, and disease activity-- especially in those receiving TNF-α blockers.
Measuring Societal Value Placed on Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments
Medical treatments and who pays for them-and how much they pay for them-are obviously widely divergent depending on the country's healthcare system. But whether a nation has universal coverage or a third-party payer system such as the one in the US, all systems try to draw some correlation between the cost and benefit of a given procedure or prescription therapy.
Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Don't Ask, Don't Tell?
June 12th 2015For decades researchers have been trying to identify the source of the correlation between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fatigue – a common symptom of the disease. However, the reason it may have remained a mystery for so long could be because there isn't one.
Triple DMARD Induction Regimen Beats MTX Monotherapy in Early RA
June 11th 2015Starting patients with early RA on triple combination therapy with DMARDs, rather than escalating therapy with a step-wise approach, significantly improves disease activity and functional ability over 2 years, according to a new study.
More Studies Validate HA Shots for Knee OA
May 5th 2015(OARSI2015) A new systematic review found intra-articular hyaluronic acid mildly effective for knee osteoarthritis pain, despite significant weaknesses and risks of bias in the trials. Another study using a large database found that the injections delay knee replacement.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Death
May 4th 2015In addition to recent research that used genetic factors to predict the severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), another development suggests that patients have an increased risk of a surprise heart attack even without showing symptoms.