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Change in osteoarthritis care needed urgently, NZ health practitioners say
A group of New Zealand health practitioners is calling on the Government to change its approach to the way it... Read more -
Risk score developed for rheumatoid arthritis-linked interstitial lung disease
A score has been developed to stratify the risk for subclinical rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), according to a... Read more -
Most common allergies not linked to rheumatoid arthritis
Most common allergies are not associated with the risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but some allergic conditions, including animal dander... Read more -
Higher rate of COVID-19 death before vaccination linked to certain common inflammatory immune conditions
People with certain inflammatory immune conditions affecting the joints, bowel and skin, such as rheumatoid arthritis, may have been more... Read more -
Obesity lowering the age for knee replacements
More than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation... Read more -
Can walking for exercise help prevent pain in individuals with knee osteoarthritis?
In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology that included individuals aged 50 years and older who had knee osteoarthritis,... Read more -
UHRF1 suppresses pathogeneses in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic inflammation of synovium, eventually leading to joint destruction. Epigenetic alteration (the mechanism of... Read more -
The importance of treatment goals in PSA
PsA is a type of inflammatory arthritis linked to psoriasis—a chronic condition affecting the skin and nails. People with PsA... Read more -
New population-based studies show increased risk of dementia and depression in RA
In work presented at the 2022 EULAR Congress, Dr. Jens Kristian Pedersen and colleagues used data from the DANBIO registry... Read more -
Patient involvement and empowerment: Coping with rheumatic diseases
At the 2022 EULAR Congress, Joana Vicente presented the findings of a survey which set out to identify the levels... Read more -
COVID breakthrough infections: RMD not necessarily a risk group for severe COVID-19
Laura Boekel and colleagues pooled data from two large ongoing prospective cohort studies and analyzed post-vaccination serum samples for evidence... Read more -
New data align with EULAR recommendations for fibromyalgia management
Dr. Philip Lage-Hansen and colleagues used the EULAR Congress to share their new data on the prevalence of fulfillment of... Read more
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Diet unlikely to ease progression of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
Diet is unlikely to make any difference to the progression of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, finds a review of the... Read more -
Investigating the link between a type of antibody and miscarriage
Miscarriage affects an estimated 15% of pregnancies, but in about half of cases the cause is unclear. At Yale, reproductive... Read more -
Sleep problems not a major issue in rheumatoid arthritis
Sleep problems are not excessive in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study recently published in RMD... Read more
