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Study: Statins Mitigate Heart Risks From JAK Inhibitors

Is this the final finding from ORAL Surveillance? Don't count on it.

Nov 18, 2024
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Is It the Therapy or the Therapist Who Helps With Knee Pain?

Physical therapy for meniscal tears clearly helps, but new study points to a placebo effect

Nov 18, 2024
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Two Treatments That Don't Work for Osteoarthritis

Negative studies of colchicine and herbal-supplement cocktail dash some hopes

Nov 17, 2024
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Resistance Training Falls Short in Severe Hip Arthritis

Trial finds conservative approach inferior to joint replacement

Oct 31, 2024
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Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

Oct 29, 2024
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Another Stab at Disease-Modifying OA Drug Hits Home in Early Study

Taking a page from HIV medicine

Oct 22, 2024
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CHEST Roundup: Diabetes in RA Patients Ups Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease

Plus: nalbuphine for IPF cough and AI for reducing lung allograft discards

Oct 14, 2024
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Exercise, Education to Relieve Knee OA: Mixed Results in Modeling Study

Only limited value when costs are considered, study suggests

Oct 01, 2024
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In Diagnosing Knee Pain, Sometimes More Is More

MRI does occasionally reveal important findings missed on x-ray

Sep 30, 2024
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Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

Aug 15, 2024
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Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancers

Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's

Aug 10, 2024
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Study: Hand OA May Affect Tendons Too

But clinical importance remains uncertain

Aug 08, 2024
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Make the Diagnosis: There are Lots of Clues, but Can You Make the Diagnosis?

A 68-year-old man presented to the doctor with complaints of right shoulder pain, joint stiffness, and decreased range of motion that developed over the last 2 months. Can you diagnose the patient?

Jul 30, 2024
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Osteoarthritis Diagnosis Portends Sickly Later Life

20-year study portrays OA as risk factor for multiple comorbidity

Jul 09, 2024
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