<ѻý>Rinvoq for RA: Benefits Persist Beyond 1 Yearѻý> Manufacturer's extension study shows no loss of clinical response Nov 06, 2020
<ѻý>Military Burn Pits Linked With RA Seropositivityѻý> Highest risks for anti-CCP antibodies seen for smokers and those with the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope genes Oct 23, 2020
<ѻý>FDA Warns Against NSAIDs in Pregnancy After 20 Weeksѻý> Risk of kidney complications and low amniotic fluids may jeopardize fetus Oct 15, 2020
<ѻý>Upadacitinib, Abatacept Go Head to Head in RAѻý> And the winner is... both, depending on whether efficacy or safety is the main criterion Oct 14, 2020
<ѻý>Depression and Biologic Use in Arthritis: Chicken or Egg?ѻý> Relationship appears to be bi-directional, researchers say Oct 02, 2020
<ѻý>Capsaicin Injection Improves Knee OA Painѻý> Investigational treatment targets capsaicin receptor to inactivate local pain fibers Sep 06, 2020
<ѻý>Joint Effusion Protective in Hand OAѻý> Unlike synovitis, which was linked with both pain and progression Sep 03, 2020
<ѻý>Al Roker's Shoulder Replacementѻý> "Today" co-host and weatherman battles osteoarthritis pain Aug 25, 2020
<ѻý>Baricitinib and Infections: What's the Risk?ѻý> Overall infections increased, but serious infections similar to placebo Aug 17, 2020
<ѻý>IL-1 Blockade: A Treatment at Last for Osteoarthritis?ѻý> Canakinumab significantly lowered the risk of joint replacements in exploratory study Aug 03, 2020
<ѻý>Tocilizumab Raises GI Risks in Rheumatoid Arthritisѻý> Double the risk of one rare but potentially deadly event compared with use of TNF inhibitors, large Swedish study found Jul 22, 2020
<ѻý>Targeting IL-23 Relieves Multiple Symptoms in PsAѻý> Both enthesitis and dactylitis improved with guselkumab treatment in psoriatic arthritis Jul 21, 2020
<ѻý>Psoriatic Arthritis: Outcomes Similar for Cosentyx and Humiraѻý> Primary endpoint of superiority for secukinumab over adalimumab not met in a phase IIIb trial Jun 08, 2020
<ѻý>Another IL-6 Blocker Succeeds in Rheumatoid Arthritisѻý> Effective in patients with moderately to severely active disease in a phase III trial Jun 03, 2020
<ѻý>EULAR 2020: What to Expectѻý> Cancelled due to pandemic but extensive menu of virtual learning planned Jun 02, 2020
<ѻý>Biologics Don't Increase Melanoma Risk... Probablyѻý> Meta-analysis offers some reassurance, but leaves room for doubt May 20, 2020
<ѻý>IL-17A Blockers Succeed in Spine Diseaseѻý> Secukinumab and ixekizumab best placebo for ankylosing spondylitis May 13, 2020
<ѻý>Rheumatoid Arthritis: Biologic Dose Cuts Feasibleѻý> Majority of patients who achieved remission, low disease activity could lower biologic intake without flaring Apr 30, 2020
<ѻý>HCQ Plus Azithromycin: A Dangerous Combination?ѻý> Antimalarial drug appears safe alone; whether it's effective in COVID-19 still unclear Apr 14, 2020
<ѻý>Tanezumab: A Win as Last-Ditch Osteoarthritis Txѻý> Modest pain reduction seen in patients with no other drug options Apr 03, 2020
<ѻý>CKD, Uric Acid, and Heart Disease: What's the Link?ѻý> Stage 3 CKD patients with higher uric acid levels also saw worse heart health Mar 26, 2020
<ѻý>With Hip Surgery, Watch for Kidney Injuryѻý> Complications included infection, transfusion, revision, and death Feb 21, 2020
<ѻý>New Use for Methotrexate in Spondyloarthritis?ѻý> In combination with adalimumab, immunogenicity lowered by half in patients with axial SpA Jan 21, 2020
<ѻý>Confirmed: TNF Inhibitors Don't Raise Cancer Riskѻý> Reassurance from national study in Denmark Dec 13, 2019
<ѻý>More Evidence That Aspirin Can Stave Off Deathѻý> PLCO follow-up data support protective effect Dec 04, 2019
<ѻý>Gout Crystals in the Heart May Be the Link to HFѻý> Case suggests root of myocarditis with heart failure Dec 02, 2019
<ѻý>Start Treatment Early in RA, Even in Seronegativesѻý> Response to treatment twice as likely if treatment begins within 3 months of diagnosis Nov 19, 2019
<ѻý>ACR: Draft OA Guidelines Stress Non-Drug Tx, Leave Opioid Door Openѻý> But group comes down hard on stem cells, PRP, electrical therapy; downgrades hyaluronic acid shots Nov 14, 2019
<ѻý>Rheumatoid Arthritis Is No Bar to Cancer Immunotherapyѻý> Small study finds flares common with checkpoint inhibitors, but few patients stopped treatment because of them Nov 13, 2019
<ѻý>Reassurance on Live-Virus Shingles Vax With Anti-TNFsѻý> Randomized trial indicates fears of infection unfounded Nov 11, 2019
<ѻý>BTK Inhibitor Passes Phase II Test in RAѻý> Novel mechanism for a rheumatoid arthritis drug Nov 11, 2019
<ѻý>Imagine Dragons’ Frontman Lives With Two Chronic Diseasesѻý> Dan Reynolds deals with UC and ankylosing spondylitis Oct 24, 2019
<ѻý>Joint Injections: Are They Worth the Risk?ѻý> Adverse outcomes hastening joint replacement have raised concerns Oct 15, 2019
<ѻý>Can Anti-TNF Drugs Reduce Alzheimer's Risk?ѻý> Analysis of 56 million patients hints at possible connections Oct 04, 2019
<ѻý>Tennis Star Swings Back at Rheumatoid Arthritisѻý> Caroline Wozniacki hopes her nearly debilitating condition inspires others Oct 03, 2019
<ѻý>Kim Kardashian West’s Mystery Illness Revealedѻý> Rheumatologists may have already guessed Sep 19, 2019
<ѻý>RA Autoantibodies Don't Disappear With Remissionѻý> Findings undermine "immunologic remission" as realistic goal Aug 16, 2019
<ѻý>In RA Remission? Halve the Xeljanz Doseѻý> Reduction appeared preferable to total withdrawal in Japanese study Aug 12, 2019
<ѻý>Methotrexate Withdrawal: Feasible in Stable RA?ѻý> Tofacitinib monotherapy appears to maintain low disease activity Jun 16, 2019
<ѻý>IL-17a Drug Rescues Many Refractory Psoriatic Arthritis Casesѻý> Disease abated in half of patients receiving secukinumab after failing other biologics Jun 14, 2019