Analgesic use in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis significantly reduced after supervised exercise therapy.

Patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19 were more likely to require mechanical ventilation and intensive care admission.

SMS-embedded video links may be a potential tool for rheumatology departments to contact patients during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers assessed clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and hyperinflammation who received high-dose anakinra in addition to noninvasive ventilation.

Aspirin was not found to be superior to other anticoagulants in preventing venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee replacement.

Investigators assessed the effectiveness of intravenous ibandronate on bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis who did not respond to oral bisphosphonates.

Early life exposures, such as maternal smoking and breastfeeding, may have effects on bone mineral density in young adulthood.

Findings suggest potential pathomechanistic links between miRNAs and cortical porosity. .

In patients with epilepsy, strict treatment is needed for the prevention of bone mineral density.

Patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension display important differences in hemodynamic and pulmonary function parameters compared with patients with idiopathic PAH.

The risk for serious infection events in rheumatoid arthritis with tofacitinib is compatible to risk rates of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and baricitinib.

The guideline divides the participants into 5 groups according to HBV serology.

There is an increased risk of allergic conditions in the offspring of mothers with SLE.

The FDA has cleared Halyard Health’s COOLIEF Radiofrequency Treatment for relief of chronic osteoarthritis knee pain.

Patients with a history of tuberculosis are at higher risk for developing osteoporosis or osteoporotic fractures.

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for bone age assessment complements traditional radiologic assessment.

The Bone Health TeleECHO Clinic helps mentor healthcare professionals and improves osteoporosis care in underserved communities.

This week, a phase III trial for investigational drug voclosporin for lupus nephritis treatment was approved, prolonged insomnia may lead to less robust bone formation — causing osteoporosis and bone fractures — and researchers found that women who drink a moderate amount of alcohol daily have a reduced risk of developing systemic lupus erythmatosus.

Prospective observational cohort study examines association between post-ICU administration of anti-fracture therapy or glucocorticoids and longitudinal changes in bone mineral density.

Study used the University of Utah Health Care electronic health record (EHR) database, which contained data from 1.6 million patients.

Testosterone treatments help improve volumetric bone mineral density and bone strength in elderly men with low testosterone.

A retrospective study examined the risk of developing fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who discontinued bisphosphonate therapy.