Rheumatology
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Sjögren Disease Treatments in Early Trials Have Mostly Positive Results
Positive results were reported from the DAHLIAS study of nipocalimab, the TWINSS study of iscalimab, and a phase 1 trial of tibulizumab, but it...
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Air Pollution and Genetics May Raise Risk for Lupus
Those reguarly exposed to fine particulate matter air pollution, and with genetic risk, may have increased SLE risk.
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High Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, Fibromyalgia With RA and OA Signals Need for Screening
Patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis who had an overall poorer patient status reported a greater prevalence of anxiety, depression...
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Study Finds Differences in Side Effect Profiles With Two Oral Psoriasis Therapies
The results were based on data from the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System.
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Risk of MACE Comparable Among Biologic Classes for Psoriasis, PsA
Despite some concern about increased risk for MACE with TNFi use, this study suggests no special risk for patients with psoriasis or PsA...
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Steroids’ 75th Anniversary: Clinicians Strive to Use Less
Now in the 75th year since the first presentation on the clinical use of glucocorticoids, what consensus has been reached in sparing their use to...
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New Drugs, Treatment Strategies Aim to Lessen Rheumatic Diseases’ Reliance on Steroids
Selective GC receptor agonists and modulators and GC plus hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor combination therapy are some of the approaches...
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Mysteries Persist About Tissue Resident Memory T Cells in Psoriasis
These cells reside in the skin and other tissues and promote the inflammatory response, likely contributing to psoriasis symptoms.
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Financial Hardship Common With Rheumatologic Disease: How Can Doctors Help?
Patients with rheumatologic disease were 29% more likely than were those without such conditions to have difficulty paying medical bills. Here’s...
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Early RA Diagnosis and Treatment Lowers Treatment Costs
Costs were as much as 316% higher in patients diagnosed and treated more than 12 weeks after symptom onset.
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Treating Psoriatic Arthritis in Primary Care
First try nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, then synthetic conventional treatments, then biologics.