ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Novel Biologic Shows Promise for Replacing Steroids Small trial demonstrates big cut in steroid-linked adverse effects Nov 13, 2022
Twelve-Month Data Back Pegloticase-Methotrexate Gout Combo More support for add-on methotrexate to maintain protein drug's efficacy Nov 13, 2022
Want a Few Weeks of Knee Pain Relief? Try This Local nerve block proves mettle in randomized trial, though benefit didn't last long Nov 12, 2022
Sjogren's Responds to Cytokine Treatment, Early Data Show Phase II trial signals possible breakthrough for hard-to-treat illness Nov 10, 2022
Chronic Pain: Opioids No Longer Treatment of Choice Nondrug therapies increased markedly in wake of 2016 CDC guidance Nov 07, 2022
New ACR/EULAR Guideline Expands RA Remission Definition Axial spondyloarthritis guidance also gets an update Oct 25, 2022
Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Get Its Start in the Gut? Patients and at-risk individuals show antibodies to common intestinal bacterium Oct 20, 2022
Notes From Underground: Miners Face Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Silica exposure seen responsible Oct 17, 2022
What Caused Left-Sided Hearing Loss in This 65-Year-Old Man? Numerous diagnostic procedures revealed tophaceous gout affecting the middle ear Oct 03, 2022
Have We Been Overcautious With TNF Inhibitors in Pregnancy? Study of IBD patients finds no basis for common practice Sep 26, 2022
Is PMR the Next Indication for Tocilizumab? Phase III data suggest yes, albeit in a limited population and with several cautions Sep 20, 2022
Data Now Out for Pegloticase-MTX Combo Gout Treatment Journal publication supports recent label change Sep 16, 2022
Is Cancer Therapy Also a Lupus Cure? Patients in pilot study show months-long complete remission Sep 15, 2022
Confirmed: Gout Comes With Increased Heart Risk But associated conditions (like obesity) still play largest role Sep 13, 2022
Predicting Fractures in RA: Is FRAX Useful in the Modern Treatment Era? Algorithm held its own, but not many study patients were on biologics Sep 11, 2022
Good News, Bad News for Global Hip Fracture Rates Incidence has declined, but burden will increase as older population grows Sep 10, 2022
Mixed Results for Novel Lupus Drug in Mid-Stage Trial Developer of litifilimab, an anti-BDCA2 antibody, presses ahead despite phase II hiccups Sep 07, 2022
Pirfenidone Shows Hints of Benefit for RA-Related Lung Disease But early halt to recruitment, forced by pandemic, left trial underpowered Sep 06, 2022
Xarelto Risky in Rheumatic Heart Disease Ischemic event prevention didn't pan out in INVICTUS trial Aug 28, 2022
Novel IL-6 Blocker Matches Humira in Rheumatoid Arthritis But is Russian backing a problem for U.S. approval? Aug 24, 2022
Do We Need to Worry About Low Serum Urate? Study may have found answer to long-standing question Aug 19, 2022
Organ Damage in Lupus: Some Ethnicities Bear More Burden Than Others Results from California cohort mirror epidemiology of lupus itself Aug 16, 2022
Once the 'Disease of Kings,' Gout Now Reigns Through Poverty, Disparity National data outlines factors behind racial and sex-based disparities Aug 15, 2022
Study: Flares in Pustular Psoriasis Often Undertreated Drug firm hopes to bring new specific treatment to market Aug 10, 2022
What's Causing This Strange Constellation of Symptoms in an Older Woman? Prompt assessment and treatment needed to prevent blindness, authors warn Aug 08, 2022
Graded Sensorimotor Retraining Improved Chronic Low Back Pain Randomized trial shows that guided movement sessions can lessen pain Aug 02, 2022
BDCA2-Targeting Antibody May Be Effective for Cutaneous Lupus In small randomized trial, litifilimab shows superiority over placebo for skin disease activity Jul 27, 2022
Durable Efficacy for Drug Preventing Lung Progression in Systemic Sclerosis One-year results sustained over another 48 weeks Jul 20, 2022
Study: Don't Assume Spinal Findings on MRI Signify Spondyloarthritis Many healthy people also show sacroiliac and spine lesions Jul 19, 2022
U.S. Should Expect More Lupus Cases as Racial-Ethnic Diversity Grows Study finds doubled rates over 40-plus years in this bellwether county Jul 18, 2022
Trial Backs Steroid Shots for Stubborn Achilles Tendon Pain Corticosteroid bests placebo when combined with resistance exercise therapy Jul 11, 2022
Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice Jul 06, 2022
Which Biologics Stick Longest for Psoriasis? British data highlight factors affecting drug longevity Jul 06, 2022
Trial: Rinvoq Effective for Biologic-Refractory Ankylosing Spondylitis Data helped drug to gain recent label expansion Jul 05, 2022
Novel Anti-TNF Shines in Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial Trivalent "nanobody" biologic engineered to accumulate in inflamed tissue Jun 24, 2022
Does Sunlight Trigger Lupus? Analysis of data from major study suggests "yes," but falls short of clear conclusion Jun 22, 2022
