Researchers found that there was no difference in the incidence of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who switched from biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs or tofacitinib to tocilizumab compared with patients who used abatacept or a different tumor necrosis factor inhibitor, except in instances of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Risks related to DTC testing include lack of understanding of the test by the consumer, incorrect test results, and erroneous interpretation of the results.
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing arthroplasty, the risk for postoperative infection is similar across biologics but is increased with glucocorticoid use.
The inclusion of footwear in a foot care package failed to improve foot pain and disability in patients with gout over a period of 6 months, according to study results published in Arthritis Research & Therapy. Researchers conducted a parallel-group randomized controlled trial that included 96 patients with gout who were randomly assigned to a…
Investigators compared clinical impression and confidence of extended role practitioners with that of rheumatologists experienced in axial spondyloarthritis.
Combination treatment with ambrisentan and tadalafil is associated with a reduced mortality risk profile in patients with scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Investigators studied the relationship among bone marrow lesions, bone mineral density, and bone markers in women without radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis.
Researchers found that in patients with a first-degree relative with rheumatoid arthritis, the antibodies to citrullinated protein/peptide antigens indicate an association with aging for those aged 50 or older and rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis.
Deaths among blacks occur sooner after diagnosis and at younger age compared with whites
Investigators compared changes in knee MRI findings over the course of 18 months in patients with osteoarthritis and meniscal tears treated with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy or nonoperatively with physical therapy.
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