Hibah Khaja, PharmD

Researchers explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on both disease incidence and quality of care among patients with gout living in England.

Investigators conducted an overview of reviews assessing interventions designed to prevent physician burnout among rheumatologists.

States that grant Full Practice Authority to nurse practitioners demonstrate more diversity and inclusion, with a higher representation of NPs of color.

Investigators assessed the prevalence of psoriasis in self-reported questionnaires vs confirmed physician diagnoses among patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Investigators assessed the effectiveness of intra-articular injections of autologous adipose-derived stem cells and adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction for knee OA treatment.

Researchers examined the association between initial doses of urate-lowering medications and gout flares during the introduction of urate-lowering therapy.

Investigators assessed the safety and efficacy of Janus Kinase inhibitors for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Investigators assessed the effects of withdrawing low-dose glucocorticoids following long-term administration among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Investigators assessed the effects of inflammation and reduced cardiorespiratory fitness on all-cause mortality among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Investigators assessed the safety and efficacy of abatacept among patients with rheumatoid arthritis with and without a history of malignancy.

Investigators assessed patient-level factors that may predict the development of interstitial lung disease among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Investigators assessed the frequency, duration, and factors related to the use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis among patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis receiving treatment with rituximab.

The American College of Rheumatology has issued new guidelines for an integrative approach to the treatment and management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Investigators assessed COVID-19-related outcomes among patients with RA following the second year of the pandemic.

Investigators examined the prevalence of sleep disorders among patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Investigators assessed longitudinal variations in the prevalence and incidence of SLE among adult patients in Sweden.

Investigators assessed the occurrence of and risk factors for reduced bone mineral density among patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies vs those with nonrheumatological conditions.

Investigators assessed infection rates among patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab (RTX) and examined the relationship between dose and time of RTX infusion as predictors of infection.

Investigators assessed histopathological findings in initial kidney biopsies among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and suspected lupus nephritis.

Investigators examined how the presence of computerized tomography-detected intra-articular mineralization relates to the development of knee pain over time.

Investigators evaluated the relationship between anemia, hemoglobin levels, bone microstructure, and the risk of experiencing a new fracture among older women.

Investigators assessed the frequency, characteristics, potential causes, and outcomes of interstitial lung disease among patients with primary Sjögren syndrome.

Investigators assessed the prevalence and predictors of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases among patients with primary Sjögren syndrome and aimed to develop a standard procedure for risk evaluation in clinical practice settings.

Investigators compared the characteristics, symptoms, test results, treatments, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with MIS-A vs acute symptomatic COVID-19.

Investigators assessed clinical disease characteristics to aid clinicians in recognizing prognostic and survival predictors among patients with connective tissue disease-pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Investigators assessed the clinical course of interstitial lung disease and effects of treatment with nintedanib among patients with comorbid limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis.

Investigators conducted a post hoc analysis to determine the relative risks for major adverse cardiovascular events and malignancies among certain subpopulations when treated with tofacitinib vs tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.

Researchers assessed the influence of demographic and clinical factors on treatment adherence among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers assessed which psychosocial factors are associated with and may be predictive of pain intensity, frequency, and sensitivity among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Investigators assessed clinical characteristics, treatments, disease activity, and visual outcomes among children with idiopathic uveitis or juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated uveitis.