Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee receiving an investigational chemokine inhibitor showed some improvements in pain and disability, said researchers with the drug's developer.
In a phase I study that also included placebo-controlled efficacy testing, Western Ontario and
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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A VA study of shows that recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) vaccination in immunocompromised patients or those receiving immunosuppressive medications is insufficient, given these are high risk individuals.
The recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV; or "Shingrix") was FDA approved In 2017 for
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com. Today’s reports suggest where to look for help, especially with regard to pain.
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Many have suggested that microbiome and mucosal disruptions are contributors to autoimmunity, especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This is partly represented in what is known as the "mucosal hypothesis" to RA. A current review article by Hollers, et al. addresses how distinct mucosal endotypes
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and a new FDA approval for EGPA, this week on the Podcast.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week with a focus on fingers and better prescriptive follow through.
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A new chapter may have begun in the exciting story of "immune reset" therapy for difficult-to-treat autoimmune diseases, with a patient with severe refractory lupus obtaining drug-free remission after treatment with an antibody product normally used in multiple myeloma.
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Sjögren disease (SjD) is highly prevalent, but diagnosis may be challenged if anti-SSA antibodies or a labial salivary gland biopsy are negative. A recent cohort analysis suggests a novel autoantibody profile has predictive value SSA negative SjD and also in those with a positive labial biopsy
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A Danish registry study has shown that amongst those patients who develop inflammatory arthritis (IA), antibiotics use was more frequent when compared to the background population (BP).
This isn't the first time this association between antibiotic usage and futher
