Rheumatology
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Mixing Paxlovid With Specific Immunosuppressants Risks Serious Adverse Reactions
The EMA has warned that Paxlovid should only be administered alongside tacrolimus, ciclosporin, everolimus, or sirolimus if their blood levels can...
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Are There Benefits to Taking GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Before Joint Surgery?
Two new studies looked at the effects of the weight-loss drugs on rates of complications after hip replacement procedures. The results were mixed...
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Exercising With Osteoarthritis: Five Things to Know
Top tips to an exercise plan for patients with osteoarthritis.
From the Journals
Preventing Gout Flares and Hospitalizations Means Targeting These Serum Urate Levels
The findings “support the value of target serum urate levels in gout flare prevention in primary care, where most gout patients are treated.”
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New Findings on Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements for Preventing Autoimmune Diseases
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements prevented autoimmune diseases for 2 years after cessation, but vitamin D’s effects tapered off, suggesting that...
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Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease Nearly Doubles Fracture Risk
Patients with calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease were 80% more likely to experience a fracture, compared with those without the...
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Proinflammatory Diet May Prompt Worse Pain Course in Knee OA
Energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index scores were not associated with tibial cartilage volume loss or overall bone marrow loss.
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Breaking the Diagnostic Bottleneck in RA
RA diagnosis can be challenging, but technology may speed the process, and help patients receive treatment earlier.
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A Paradox? Higher Male Fertility Seen With Inflammatory Arthritis
In a population-based study, male patients with inflammatory joint disease had more children and were less likely to be childless than were...
News from the FDA/CDC
Vibrating Belt Receives Approval to Help Women With Osteopenia Keep Bone Strength
The device was the first approved nonpharmacologic treatment for postmenopausal women with low bone density. It has not been tested for ability to...
From the Journals
Is RA Disease Activity Assessed Too Little After Starting TNFi?
More than half of patients with RA lacked baseline assessment of disease when they began TNFi therapy.