Rheumatology

There is significant variability in the time course of self-reported knee pain in women with osteoarthritis (OA).

The use of biologic agents in patients who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with reactive amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis can reduce the risk of death.

A simple clinical decision rule may help predict interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).

There are important sex differences in pain scores in inflammatory arthritis. Pain levels are higher in female patients.

Current models of US health care delivery offer both obstacles to and opportunities in pain-related care, says the keynote speaker at the American Pain Society (APS) annual meeting.

Lupus nephritis treatment is the focus of new guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology. Bevra Hahn MD of UCLA reveals the highlights in this podcast.

Anxiety is even more common than depression among arthritis patients, a new study shows. Listen as pain researcher Elizabeth Lin MD probes the implications.

Hospitalization rates for bacterial infection are higher in children who have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) than in those who do not, according to an observational study.

Anxiety or depression affect a third of US adults with arthritis, CDC researchers report.

Lupus nephritis screening and treatment are the focus of new guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

For psoriatic arthritis resistant to other treatments, etanercept may provide better response than the other two frequently used anti–tumor necrosis factor α agents, adalimumab and infliximab.

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibition with tocilizumab (TCZ) plus methotrexate (MTX) retards joint damage progression independently of its impact on disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

A 24-week randomized trial showed that quick response to the biologic adalimumab strongly predicted remission lasting for five years.

The first generic versions of Boniva (ibandronate) tablets, a once-monthly product for managing or preventing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, have received FDA approval.

Decreasing rates of gastroprotective agent (GPA) adherence among users of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors is linked to an increased risk of upper GI complications, according to a recent study.

In "dry knee" osteoarthritis, intra-articular injections can't be guided by aspiration. So what's the best approach? This review ponders the options.

An older woman was admitted with progressive shortness of breath and generalized weakness. The patient had a past medical history of hypertension, congestive heart failure (CHF), and hypercholesterolemia.

Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries usually result from automobile or sports collisions. When is nonoperative treatment the best option?

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) initially was used in 1987 as a means of decreasing homologous blood product transfusions during open heart surgery.1

In early rheumatoid arthritis, structured treatment programs are better than usual treatment for improving activity and preventing progression.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) degeneration, associated with aging, may precede or initiate cartilage damage.

For overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes, losing weight and improving fitness can reduce limitations in mobility.

The shared clinical features of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) that have the greatest discriminating power are the number of FMS-associated symptoms and tender point count.

Gout flares cause disabling foot pain that may never go away completely.