Women, Alcohol Drinkers Are at Greater Risk of Methotrexate Side Effects
Alopecia and nausea risk may be more easily identified in patients initiating methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis.
Jonathan Vela, MD: CBD Shows No Effect in Patients with Chronic Pain
A study presented at ACR 2021 found that CBD had no significant effect on pain intensity in patients with hand osteoarthritis or psoriatic arthritis.
Guselkumab Safety Remains Consistent in Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
An assessment of data from the DISCOVER and VOYAGE trials show the IL-23 inhibitor provides similar safety profiles in patients with either psoriatic disease.
Romosozumab FDA Label May Have Reduced Cardiovascular Risks in Osteoporosis Patients
Interim data from a post-marketing analysis suggest a boxed label warning for the drug in 2019 may have limited high-risk patients taking the biologic therapy.
Pediatric Arthritis Linked to Households with Lower Income, Education
A cross-sectional analysis suggests patients with worse social risk scores are significantly more likely to be impacted by juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Nathan den Broeder, MSs: Finding the Right Dose of Rituximab for Rheumatoid Arthritis
This study shows that many patients with rheumatoid arthritis can use a dose lower than 1000mg and still see results.
Jonathan Vela, MD, Decides it's Time to Examine CBD Treatment for Chronic Pain
With the popularity of CBD growing in Denmark, Jonathan Vela, MD, examined the effectiveness of CBD treatment on hand osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis.
Rituximab Linked to Worse COVID-19 Vaccine Response than Immunosuppressants
More data from ACR 2021 evidences the risk of minimal response to mRNA vaccines in autoimmune disorder patients on rituximab.
Jing Cui, PhD, Discusses Next Steps for Risk Prediction Models for SLE
In this video interview, Dr. Jing Cui explains what the next steps could be for the risk prediction models of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Ehizogie Edigin, MD: Outpatient Care Helps Reduce Hospitalizations for SLE Flare
In this video interview, Dr. Edigin talks about the importance of outpatient care in reducing hospitalizations for SLE flare.
Nathan den Broeder, MSs: Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Lower Doses of Rituximab
Nathan den Broeder, MSs, shares the findings of his study at the ACR 2021 Convergence.
Jing Cui, PhD: Identifying Risk Factors for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Research presented by Dr. Jing Cui at ACR 2021 Convergence identified significant risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus in a risk prediction model study.
Ehizogie Edigin, MD, Discusses Racial Disparities Found in SLE Study
Research results shows that while overall hospitalization for SLE flare decreased, it increased among African American patients.
Jing Cui, PhD: SLE Risk Assessment Among Nurse Cohorts
Dr. Jing Cui speaks about how she examined lifestyle and environmental factors as well as genetic risk to assess risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Brepocitinib Improves Psoriatic Arthritis Outcomes at 16, 52 Weeks
The oral selective inhibitor showed significant benefit versus placebo at 2 different doses in the phase 2b trial.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Adhere Better to Abatacept than TNF, JAK Inhibitors
A new ACR 2021 study suggests patients on the biologic may be less likely to discontinue treatment than those receiving other drug classes.
Daily Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine Improves Sleep, Pain Outcomes in Fibromyalgia Patients
New phase 3 data show TX-102 SL from Tonix may benefit central sensitization in patients afflicted with fibromyalgia pain.
Remotely Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral, Exercise Care Benefits Rheumatic Fatigue
A pandemic-era study suggests rheumatology care teams can capably provide beneficial care via telemedicine to treatment-stable patients.
Rituximab Frequency Could Influence Rheumatic Patient Response to COVID-19 Vaccines
New ACR findings suggest patients taking the common biologic drug closely leading up to their vaccination may not have a humoral response to it.
Ehizogie Edigin, MD: SLE Flare Hospitalizations Decreased Over 2 Decades
In this interview, Dr. Edigin speaks about his longitudinal trend analysis that showed a decrease in SLE flare hospitalizations over the last 20 years.
Deucravacitinib Demonstrates Benefit for Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Favorable phase 2 results with the TYK2 inhibitor for psoriatic arthritis at ACR 2020 coincided with announced positive phase 3 trial results for psoriasis.
The Future of Ultrasounds in Rheumatology
A secukinumab researcher explains why the practice may become the "next stethoscope" of medicine.
Black Patients with Lupus Face Significantly Greater Cardiovascular Risks
New findings show a unique series of markers could indicate particular black SLE patient risks.
Apremilast Provides One-Year Psoriatic Arthritis Benefit, Regardless of Treatment History
A real-world study shows the therapy was slightly more efficacious for biologic-naive PsA patients.
COVID-19 Infection Incidence Low Among Rheumatic Patients
A systematic review suggests patients taking immunosuppressive therapy may not be at as heightened risk of infection as previously thought.
Secukinumab Reduces Synovitis in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients at 12 Weeks
An interview with a study author on the promising findings, and the use of ultrasonography in assessing psoriatic arthritis treatment.
Children with Kawasaki Disease Face Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks
Children hospitalized from the condition face a 14-fold increased risk of MACE.
The State of Pandemic-Era Rheumatology Research
The world is suddenly fixed on the field's most promising agents for an unprecedented virus. It's created a unique situation for specialists to collaborate.
Methotrexate Use Linked to Greater Tuberculosis Risks
The common rheumatic drug was found in a cohort analysis to be linked to greater regional TB outbreaks.
Survey: Children with Rheumatic Disease Have Not Faced Worse COVID-19 Risk
Less than 2% of surveyed families with rheumatic-disease children had reported a COVID-19 case in the early pandemic—and even fewer had physician-confirmed symptoms.