Lancet Rheumatology has published a UK study showing a significant increased in the number of expectant mothers beginning their pregnancies with autoimmune conditions.
The MuM-PreDiCT project run by the University of Birmingham, analyzed the electronic healthcare records from
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We'll be blunt: methotrexate flopped in a randomized placebo-controlled trial among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
Contrary to results from a previous trial in hand OA, the old-line disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) failed to bring any improvement relative to placebo
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Many of the common symptoms of lupus - fatigue, nociplastic pain, brain fog - can be invisible and difficult to measure, and can often co-occur with impaired sleep, depression and anxiety. These symptoms have led to a well described discordance between physician and patient perception of lupus
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An overview of denosumab use in osteoporosis (OP) by Bauer and Ensrud was published in JAMA.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the book/movie, "Moneyball" and a suggests moneyball strategy is needed to find next level responses for our patients.
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A post hoc analysis of a belimumab (BEL) inn systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) study showed lupus mucocutaneous and vasculitic manifestations improve with BEL and standard care.
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Lupus valvulitis is a rare cardiac manifestation of active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is defined by inflammation of one or more cardiac valves. It is often associated with Libman-Sacks endocarditis, which is characterized by the presence of sterile vegetations on the heart
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In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of European and African descent. This crystalline arthritis is caused by calcium
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The ACR has released its 2025 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) treatment guidelines and consensus-based good practice statements, applicable to children and adults with SLE.
Overall, the goals of SLE management are to achieve remission or a low level disease activity, reduce
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from RheumNow.com - including views on the vagus nerve, NPSLE and CAR-T mania.
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The paradigm for treating patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rapidly shifting and our patients will surely benefit with improved outcomes.
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A prospective Danish rheumatoid arthritis (RA) registry study look at the risk of recurrence when a biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) was ued in patients with a a prior solid cancer (in remission) and found no increased
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