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- The NEJM has published a report from van Vollenhoven et al showing a new dual B cell inhibitor, telitacicept, to be effective when given to active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients; but this comes with a few safety concerns.Read Article
SAIL-RA: Finding ILD in Early RA
Cohort study of early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients finds that interstitial lung disease (ILD) begins early in the course of RA, with certain factors enhancing this risk.
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Osteonecrosis: suspect with trauma, high-dose steroids, alcoholism, renal failure, transplantation, SLE, thrombotic states (e.g., sickle cell anemia, hemoglobinopathies), radiation injury, pancreatitis, gout, pregnancy, hyperlipidemia, & caisson disease (decompression sickness) https://t.co/y6iYd5fWZ2
Skin Biopsies to Predict Scleroderma Outcomes?
Researchers from the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medicine have shown that skin biopsies in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) can define a fibroblast immunophenotype that may have prognostic and early treatment decision impact.
Read ArticleArthritis Pain and Education Gaps Linked
New research from The University of Texas at Arlington shows that differences in state welfare policies are linked to rising arthritis-related joint pain across much of the U.S.
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Why Brittle Bones Aren't Just a Woman's Problem
Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. "But I was going too slow -- I didn't have enough momentum," he recalled. As the bike toppled, he thrust out his left arm to break the fall. It didn't seem like a serious accident, yet "I couldn't get up," he said.
Read ArticlePregnancy Management in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Global Consensus
Consensus guidance on the management of pregnancy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was simultaneously published in six international journals, including The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
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