Rheumatology
Conference Coverage
Knee Osteoarthritis Trials Show Promising Results for Several Novel Injectables
Data on several novel injectable drugs were presented at the World Congress on Osteoarthritis, as well as updated data on the gene therapy XT-150...
From the Journals
Risk of Knee OA From Weight-Bearing Exercise Seen Only With Low Muscle Mass
People with low lower-limb muscle mass should consider approaches to physical activity that include non–weight-bearing activities, along with...
Guidelines
Updated Sjögren Disease Guideline Advises Doing ‘the Little Things Well’
An updated guideline on the management of Sjögren disease has been produced by the British Society for Rheumatology, providing practical advice...
Conference Coverage
Excess Thrombotic Risk in RA Has No Clear Driving Factor
Irrespective of age, duration of disease, and other factors, people with rheumatoid arthritis have a consistently higher risk for venous...
Conference Coverage
Optimized Hospital Care for Gout Improves Uptake of Urate-Lowering Therapy
Almost all people who received in-hospital treatment for a gout flare were using urate-lowering therapy within 6 months of discharge after a...
From the Journals
Blood Biomarkers Predict Knee Osteoarthritis Years in Advance
The findings “provide valuable information for understanding the molecular events of early disease,” the authors wrote, but need to be validated...
Guidelines
New British Behçet’s Disease Guidelines Emphasize Multidisciplinary Management
The British Society for Rheumatology and the British Association of Dermatologists developed guidelines for the management of people living with...
From the Journals
Poor Use of ICD-10 Rheumatology Codes Suggests New Approach Needed for ICD-11 Adoption
Inflammatory arthritis codes increased from 14 to 425 from ICD-9 to ICD-10, yet only nine codes were commonly used in practice from 2015 to 2021...
Conference Coverage
Semaglutide Trial for Knee Osteoarthritis Shows Improvements in Pain, Physical Function
Results of the STEP 9 study in people with knee osteoarthritis and obesity show that semaglutide not only induced significant weight loss but also...
Conference Coverage
The Patient Knows Best: Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes in RA Practice and Research
Advanced systems for measuring patient-reported outcomes can help to improve care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inform clinical...
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Time to Lung Disease in Patients With Dermatomyositis Subtype Estimated
“Establishing an accurate timeline between MDA5 antibody-positive DM and ILD can promote urgency among dermatologists to evaluate extracutaneous...