Rheumatology

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July 29th 2025

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July 9th 2025

Patients With RA and Cancer Seek More Clarity, Collaboration in Treatment Decisions

July 3rd 2025

Plant-Based Diet May Improve Stress-Related Metrics in Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 30th 2025

Dental Infections Pose Risks for Hospitalized Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 30th 2025

Patient Materials for Rheumatoid Arthritis Often Miss Crucial Information

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April 11th 2022

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Interstitial Lung Disease: An Overview

April 2nd 2022

Dr Christopher Phillips on Prior Authorization and Step Therapy in Rheumatology

March 18th 2022

Dr Christopher Phillips on the Insurance Challenges in Rheumatology

February 26th 2022

Dr Ted Mikuls Explains Gout Study's Regional Data, Findings on Urate Control

February 19th 2022

Dr Ted Mikuls Discusses Gout Interventions to Prevent Amputation

February 11th 2022

Dr Ted Mikuls on Gout Study: BMI Was Independent of Amputation Rate

February 3rd 2022

Dr Ted Mikuls Discusses Study on Gout, Amputation Rates in Veterans

August 26th 2021

Access to Therapy and Future Treatment Directions in Lupus Nephritis

August 24th 2021

FDA Approved Agents for Lupus Nephritis: Belimumab and Voclosporin

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June 24th 2025

Musculoskeletal Disorders in Postmenopausal Women Are Rising Worldwide

Hayden E. Klein
Osteoarthritis leads the burden, projected to affect 50% of postmenopausal women by 2045.
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June 12th 2025

Subcutaneous Tocilizumab Superior to Methotrexate in Chinese Patients With RA

Hayden E. Klein
Tocilizumab alone and in combination with methotrexate outperformed the latter drug in patients who did not adequately respond to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
The connection between anemia and mortality among patients with RA could likely be explained by inflammation, explained the researchers. | Image credit: Matthieu - stock.adobe.com
May 30th 2025

Anemia Linked With Higher Risk of All-Cause, CVD-Related Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis

AJMC Contributor
Iron deficiency anemia increased the risk of death from any cause, while non-iron deficiency anemia was linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related death in rheumatoid arthritis.
The authors wanted to better understand the problem of avoidable hospitalizations among people with rheumatoid arthritis. | Image credit: everythingpossible - stock.adobe.com
May 8th 2025

Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked With Heightened Risk of Avoidable Hospitalizations

Jared Kaltwasser
Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis face a higher risk of hospitalization for heart failure and pulmonary edema, a new report found.
Because serum analysis is already used to diagnose RA, track its progression, and understand response to therapy, the authors investigated whether reliable biomarkers could be found for refractory RA. | Image credit: angellodeco - stok.adobe.com
April 28th 2025

Serum Biomarkers for Refractory Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Remain Elusive

Jared Kaltwasser
New research suggests classical biomarkers cannot discriminate between refractory and non-refractory rheumatoid arthritis.
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January 24th 2023

Using Telemedicine Interventions During COVID-19 to Expand Care Post COVID-19

Kjel A. Johnson, PharmD Chip Parkinson, BS Margaret M. (Peggy) Johnson, RPh Michele L. Hamburger, MA, MFS
The Patient-Centered Rheumatology Collaborative identified several critical areas for further intervention to improve the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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January 1st 2023

Top 5 Most-Read Rheumatology Articles of 2022

Justina Petrullo
The top 5 most-read rheumatology articles of 2022 covered the topics of management of inflammatory arthritis and new inflammatory protein identification.
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December 14th 2022

Cannabis Improves Quality of Life in Women With Treatment-Resistant Fibromyalgia

Lana Dykes
Fibromyalgia is a common pain syndrome that affects women twice as much as men.
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December 1st 2022

Stopping Methotrexate for 1 Week After Flu Vaccine May Work as Well as 2 Weeks

AJMC Staff
Methotrexate dampens the immune response to vaccines, and a recent study showed that discontinuing treatment for 1 week instead of 2 worked just as well for patients with rheumatoid arthritis getting a flu shot.
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November 15th 2022

Early TNF Inhibitor Initiation in Ankylosing Spondylitis Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk

Patrick Campbell
Results indicate early initiation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in a veterans population was associated with a 17% increase in incident cardiovascular disease and a 22% increase in major events.
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November 11th 2022

EULAR Updates Therapy Recommendations for RA

AJMC Staff
The latest update says that Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors should only be used if risk factors for cardiovascular disease or cancer have been considered, and that biologics are preferred.
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October 30th 2022

Study Supports Feasibility of Integrating Specialty Pharmacists in Health Systems

Jaime Rosenberg
The program, serving patients from rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology, allergy, and cardiology clinics, is the first of its kind within the Veterans Health Administration, researchers said.
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October 24th 2022

Adding Machine Learning to Longitudinal PRO Data May Prove Useful in RA

Jaime Rosenberg
In a proof-of-concept analysis, researchers show that machine learning methods paired with longitudinal patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data were able to classify subsequent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity after beginning treatment with a biologic
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October 15th 2022

Researchers Highlight Importance of Assessing Osteoporosis Risk Factors in RA

Jaime Rosenberg
Risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stem from disease-specific causes, disease treatment, and factors that face the general population, according to researchers, who highlighted the importance of assessing risk factors in these patients.
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October 8th 2022

Study of IL-17A Treatment Underscores Potential of circRNA as Biomarker in Psoriasis

Jaime Rosenberg
The study, which assessed changes in circRNA and miRNA after beginning treatment with secukinumab, revealed a prompt change in circRNA abundance upon initiation of treatment and a strong correlation between circRNA and the psoriasis area and severity index.
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October 7th 2022

Patients With RA Face Higher Risk of COVID-19, Hospitalization Even When Vaccinated

Jaime Rosenberg
Based on their findings, the researchers are emphasizing the importance of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving a booster vaccination, as well as other mitigation strategies, such as social distancing and wearing face masks.
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September 25th 2022

Tocilizumab Leads to Improvement in Patients With Active Polymyalgia Rheumatica Despite Prednisone Therapy

Jared Kaltwasser
However, patient-reported scores were not significantly better in the tocilizumab group.
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September 20th 2022

Secukinumab Effective in Real-world Clinical Usage in New Study

Jared Kaltwasser
At 12 weeks, nearly 8 in 10 patients had significant improvement.
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September 18th 2022

Researchers Identify Key Protein Driving Inflammation in RA

Jaime Rosenberg
The findings, produced over a 4-year period, indicate the protein sulfatase-2 (Sulf-2) may be a therapeutic target in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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September 16th 2022

Improved CPMs Needed for Guiding Methotrexate Use in RA

Jaime Rosenberg
The study analyzed 20 clinical prediction models (CPMs) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), all of which were deemed to have a high risk of bias, leading the researchers to urge against their use to guide decision-making without addressing their limitations.
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September 13th 2022

Systemic Review, Survey of Physicians Provide Insight on Targeted Therapy Use in SSc-ILD

Jaime Rosenberg
Data from a literature review of 41 studies were analyzed and subsequently leveraged to create a survey among physicians on the use of 4 targeted therapies in systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD).
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September 7th 2022

Low-Dose Secukinumab Shows Best PASI 90 in Pediatric Plaque Psoriasis

Jaime Rosenberg
This analysis of 5 studies found that, compared with placebo, all biologic regimens improved Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 90 response—considered a gold standard goal due to its correlation with quality of life.
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September 2nd 2022

RA2-DREAM Challenge Demonstrates Successful Crowdsourcing Approach in Developing Joint Damage Algorithms

Hayden E. Klein
Machine learning models collected using a crowdsourcing approach that provide feasible, quick, and accurate methods to quantify joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could potentially be incorporated into electronic health records.
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August 29th 2022

Alternative Therapies Possible for Refractory Systematic Onset JIA, Review Says

Jared Kaltwasser
About 1 in 7 people with systematic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) will not respond to interleukin-1 or interleukin-6 inhibitors.
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August 26th 2022

Periodontal Treatment May Improve Short-term RA Disease Activity

Hayden E. Klein
Investigators conducted a review of 21 studies on the effects of a gum disease treatment on various rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity measures.
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August 23rd 2022

Secukinumab Linked to Longer Time to JIA Disease Flare

Hayden E. Klein
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) disease flare was significantly longer in children with enthesitis-related arthritis and juvenile psoriatic arthritis treated with secukinumab compared with placebo.
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August 19th 2022

Study Suggests Risk of Cognitive Decline, Dementia Is Not Impacted by RA Status

Hayden E. Klein
While past research suggests patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for dementia, a Mayo Clinic study claims this is not the case.
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August 17th 2022

Black Adults Face a Higher Prevalence of Gout Compared With Whites, Study Finds

Jared Kaltwasser
The new report reverses previous research suggesting that White men who consumed large amounts of gamey meat and rich foods were most at risk.
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August 12th 2022

ACR Releases 2022 Vaccination Guideline Summary for Patients With RMDs

Hayden E. Klein
The summary includes expanded indications for certain vaccines, approaches for live-attenuated vaccines, and medication management around the time of vaccination for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
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August 10th 2022

Review Highlights Major RA Management Developments in Past Year

Hayden E. Klein
According to the review, the most important novel developments were related to the repositioning of old drugs in the context of treat-to-target (T2T) therapy and new long-term safety information on Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.
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