A recent meta-analysis suggests a bidirectional association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and depression.  Finding RA patients with depression yields an 80% increased mortality risk. Anti-cytokine therapies represents a potential alternative for the treatment of depression. Analysis of 11 cohort studies included 39,130 RA patients, 550,782 patients with depression and 7,802,230 controls.

Declines in body mass index (BMI) were linked with slower worsening of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to data from three large longitudinal cohort studies.

A cohort analysis from Toronto suggests that axial psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is distinctly different from axial ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with psoriasis. Researchers examined two PsA and AS cohorts -  patients with PsA with axial disease and isolated axial patients with AS with psoriasis. 

A current Medscape article on patient "no shows" in private medical practice examines the cause and approach to the problem. The most common reason for no shows is lack of knowledge about the scheduled appointment. Here are other common causes of no-shows, and how to address the problem.