Rheumatology
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Meta-analysis finds limited bone loss with low-dose glucocorticoids
Key clinical point: One-year bone loss is limited during glucocorticoid treatment at the lower doses used in chronic inflammatory disease.Major...
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Experts disagree on skin endpoint in psoriatic arthritis
Key clinical point: Experts in psoriatic arthritis agree that a treat-to-target approach should be applied to skin involvement but remain divided...
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Hyponatremia linked to osteoporosis, fragility fractures
Key clinical point: Early treatment of hyponatremia may one day prove to slow the progression of osteoporosis and reduce the need for...
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VIDEO: Does obesity’s effect on RA support different treatment goals?
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Arthritis drug restores hair in man with alopecia universalis and psoriasis
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Arthritis drug restores hair in man with alopecia universalis and psoriasis
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Obesity may drive symptom severity in rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: Obesity and underweight status are associated with worse symptoms of RA.Major finding: Compared with normal weight and...
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Obesity may drive symptom severity in rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: Obesity and underweight status are associated with worse symptoms of RA.Major finding: Compared with normal weight and...
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Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance occur frequently in psoriatic arthritis patients
Key clinical point: The presence of metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance may be a marker for more severe psoriatic arthritis.Major finding:...
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Increased risk of heart attack confirmed in Sjögren’s syndrome patients
Key clinical point: The findings support monitoring for coronary artery disease in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome in addition to management and...
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SLE patients in remission safely stop immunotherapy
Key clinical point: A majority of selected patients with lupus who stop immunosuppressant therapy do not flare within the next 2 years.Major...