3+ week, 3+ day ago   (175+ words) IN PATIENTS with rheumatoid arthritis, screening via a dedicated early arthritis recognition clinic was linked to lower long-term disease activity, less disability, and higher rates of drug-free remission compared with standard referral pathways, according to a new Dutch cohort study....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (401+ words) EMJ Hospital Data Reveals Shifting Face of Rheumatic Disease Care - Researchers analysed German hospital discharge data on inflammatory rheumatic diseases from 2010 to 2023. - RA hospitalisations fell by 16.1% and JIA by 43.0%, while PsA rose by 7.6%. - Orthopaedic surgery remained important, highlighting the need…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (296+ words) EMJ This site is intended for healthcare professionals How Obesity Shapes Outcomes in Psoriatic Arthritis - A narrative review examined the clinical burden of obesity in patients with psoriatic arthritis. - Obesity worsened outcomes and reduced response to biologics and other PsA…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (117+ words) Our Latest EMJ Rheumatology Journal EMJ This site is intended for healthcare professionals Our Latest EMJ Rheumatology Journal Driving the Future of Rheumatology - Redefining Osteoarthritis: Discover a novel therapy that could completely transform the treatment landscape for osteoarthritis management. - Addressing…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (419+ words) European Medical Journal This site is intended for healthcare professionals Sarcopenia Affects Nearly 1 in 5 with Rheumatoid Arthritis NEARLY one in five people with rheumatoid arthritis also has sarcopenia, the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength, a study of almost…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (446+ words) EMJ This site is intended for healthcare professionals CRP May Predict Drug Response in Axial Spondyloarthritis A ROUTINE blood marker may predict how well biologic drugs work in axial spondyloarthritis, a Danish nationwide study finds, with higher inflammation predicting better…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (426+ words) Factors Beyond Inflammation Drive Pain in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis EMJ This site is intended for healthcare professionals Factors Beyond Inflammation Drive Pain in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis A THIRD of patients still suffer unacceptable pain two years after a rheumatoid arthritis…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (187+ words) may be characterised by dysregulation of the sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P) signalling pathway, according to new research linking elevated biomarker levels with disease progression, enthesitis, and structural damage. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition with diverse clinical manifestations. Researchers investigated the…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) Treatment selection after tumor necrosis factor inhibitor failure in psoriatic arthritis remains a common clinical challenge, with limited evidence to guide whether clinicians should cycle to another TNFi or swap to a biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drug with a different…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) Treatment selection after tumor necrosis factor inhibitor failure in psoriatic arthritis remains a common clinical challenge, with limited evidence to guide whether clinicians should cycle to another TNFi or swap to a biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drug with a different…...