Rheumatology
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Study: TNF inhibitors improve extraintestinal IBD manifestations
Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors improved the extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease among more than half of affected...
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Jury still out on mortality benefits of knee replacement in OA
People with osteoarthritis who go on to have a knee replacement do not appear to have an increased risk of all-cause mortality, but the jury is...
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Simplify cardiac risk assessment for rheumatologic conditions
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VIDEO: Updated axial SpA recommendations include IL-17 inhibitors
The option of treating axial spondyloarthritis with an interleukin-17 inhibitor has become an officially recommended option for the first time in...
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New fibromyalgia recommendations have firmer evidence base
The new EULAR recommendations for fibromyalgia incorporate a decade’s worth of new evidence collected since the last edition appeared in 2008.
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Giant cell arteritis survival doubled in the past 2 decades
Key clinical point: The survival of patients with giant cell arteritis has more than doubled in the past 20 years. Major finding: Comparing two...
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VIDEO: Smoking, excess weight hinder sustained remission in early RA
Key clinical point: The latest data suggest that both smoking and extra weight – including overweight and obese as defined by BMI – may...
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Diagnosis, treatment of gout lag behind prevalence
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Hydroxychloroquine, abatacept linked with reduced type 2 diabetes
Key clinical point: U.S.
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Anti-TNF agents may slow erosive hand osteoarthritis
LONDON – Targeting tumor necrosis factor could benefit patients with erosive hand disease.
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Lupus may confer higher risk for cervical cancer
Key clinical point: Women with SLE should be encouraged to be screened for cervical cancer, particularly those treated with immunosuppressive...