Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Does subclinical hyperthyroidism raise fracture risk?
In considering whether to treat osteoporosis, subclinical hyperthyroidism “may be enough to tip the balance in favor of pharmacological therapy...
Feature
How to prevent a feared complication after joint replacement
Prioritizing bone health before and after knee or hip arthroplasty may help patients avoid periprosthetic fractures.
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Experts debate infant chiropractic care on TikTok
The American Academy of Pediatrics in a 2017 report concluded that "high-quality evidence" is lacking for spinal manipulation in children.
From the Journals
Strength training overcomes bone effects of vegan diet
Bone microarchitecture differences observed between vegans and omnivores disappear when both practice progressive resistance training.
From the Journals
Biosimilar-to-biosimilar switches deemed safe and effective, systematic review reveals
While switches between biosimilars of the same reference biologic already occur for biosimilars with indications in different specialties, they do...
Opinion
Growing pains? ... Rubbish
Investigators who did a literature review on the topic determined that clinicians “should be wary of relying on the diagnosis to direct treatment...
Latest News
What are growing pains? Turns out no one really knows
Although some studies have suggested that up to a third of children have growing pains, the term has long seemed more like folk medicine than an...
From the Journals
Stopping JIA drugs? Many can regain control after a flare
About 67% of patients who stopped medications for well-controlled JIA got their condition under control by 1 year after postflare treatment,...
News from the FDA/CDC
Ustekinumab becomes second biologic approved for PsA in kids
The approval is based on an extrapolation of data from adult trials in active psoriatic arthritis and adult and pediatric studies in moderate to...
Conference Coverage
Vitamin D supplements do not lower risk of fractures
“I would use markers of bone formation as a better measure to determine whether they need vitamin D or not, specifically looking at parathyroid...
From the Journals
Uveitis in juvenile arthritis patients persists into midlife
Data suggest the need for lifelong ophthalmic checkups for JIA patients diagnosed with uveitis.