Rheumatology
News
Age, income, ethnicity predicted rheumatoid arthritis drug discontinuation
Key clinical point: Being younger, Hispanic, or having a relatively low income were significant predictors of stopping medication for RA.Major...
News
Acetaminophen no better than placebo for acute low back pain
Key clinical point: Acetaminophen may offer no pain-relief advantage in acute low back pain.Major finding: 84.8% of patients with acute low back...
Commentary
The Medical Roundtable: Osteoarthritis Coping Guidelines for the Elderly
News
Higher risk of progression found in joints with subclinical joint inflammation on MRI
Key clinical point: MRI-detected subclinical inflammation in early arthritis negatively affects radiologic outcome.Major finding: The relative...
Guidelines
Conventional DMARDs may be excluded from psoriatic arthritis enthesitis guidelines
Video
VIDEO: Dr. Fauci: What you need to know about chikungunya
In a video interview in his office at NIAID, Dr. Fauci talks about the epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease and shares his advice on...
Conference Coverage
New insights emerge from pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus
Key clinical point: If pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus is going to transform into SLE, it generally does so within the first year...
Conference Coverage
Most kneecap pain can be managed conservatively
Conference Coverage
Cardiovascular risk remains difficult to characterize in ankylosing spondylitis
Guidelines
New guidelines proposed for nail involvement in psoriatic arthritis
Conference Coverage
Early biologics may halt ankylosing spondylitis progression
Key clinical point: Early initiation of TNF inhibitors in AS appears to greatly reduce progression as characterized by new bone formation.