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Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatologists mainly deal with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues and allied conditions of connective tissues.

Anti-obesity medications may offer survival benefits for osteoarthritis patients

New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology suggests that for people overweight or with obesity who also have knee or hip osteoarthritis, a slow-to-moderate - but not fast - rate of weight loss caused by anti-obesity medications may lower their risk of premature death.

6 Dec 2023

Patients expected Profemur artificial hips to last. Then they snapped in half.

Bradley Little, a physical education teacher in Arizona, was leading his class through a school hallway in 2017 when he collapsed. Little feared he was having a stroke. Or, in a sign of the times, that he'd been shot. He tried to stand, but his leg wouldn't move.

5 Dec 2023

New AI tool could revolutionize asthma monitoring for children

Adults and older children with asthma can take objective measures of symptoms such as peak expiratory flow (PEF), the volume of airflow in one forced exhalation, at home.

27 Nov 2023

Many autoimmune disease patients struggle with diagnosis, costs, inattentive care

After years of debilitating bouts of fatigue, Beth VanOrden finally thought she had an answer to her problems in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, an autoimmune disorder.

27 Nov 2023

Anti-rheumatic drugs could have a preventive effect on autoimmune thyroid disease

Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

22 Nov 2023

Autoimmune rheumatic disease patients benefit significantly from fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, which include rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic disorders that cause inflammation, are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as death due to severe COVID-19.

15 Nov 2023

Self-perception of health influences physical activity levels in older adults with arthritis

People with arthritis who report more negative feelings about how they are aging tend to get less physical activity and perceive themselves as less healthy, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Weill Cornell Medicine.

14 Nov 2023

Initial high-risk antibody profile for antiphospholipid syndrome tends to remain high in pediatric patients, study finds

A new study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators has found that an initial high-risk antibody profile for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) tended to remain high in pediatric patients.

13 Nov 2023

RA patients in remission should continue TNF inhibitors to avoid flares, study finds

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, found that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in sustained remission who stopped TNF inhibitors (TNFi) had significantly more flares and lower Boolean 2.0 remission rates compared with those who continued treatment.

10 Nov 2023

Autologous stem cell transplant shows promise for young patients with severe juvenile systemic sclerosis

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, shows that patients with refractory juvenile systemic sclerosis improved significantly on nearly all measures for two years following autologous stem cell transplant.

10 Nov 2023

Obinutuzumab shows promise in preserving kidney function, preventing flares in lupus nephritis patients

In a post hoc analysis of the phase 2 NOBILITY trial, researchers found that treatment with obinutuzumab - an antibody that targets a protein expressed on certain immune cells - was superior to placebo for preserving kidney function and preventing flares in patients with lupus nephritis, a kidney condition associated with the autoimmune disease lupus.

10 Nov 2023

High levels of anti-Ro/SSA antibodies linked to fetal heart block in pregnant women

Some individuals with anti-Ro/SSA antibodies (anti–Sjögren's-syndrome–related antigen A autoantibodies, also called anti-Ro antibodies) have autoimmune diseases such as lupus or Sjögren's syndrome, but many have no symptoms.

10 Nov 2023

Study sheds new light on the variety of cellular causes of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation that leads to pain, joint damage, and disability, which affects approximately 18 million people worldwide.

8 Nov 2023

CAR-T cell therapy could lead to sustained suppression of autoantibodies in treatment-resistant lupus

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, demonstrates that CAR-T cell therapy could lead to sustained suppression of autoantibodies in treatment-resistant lupus while maintaining a robust response to vaccines.

7 Nov 2023

New training program expands access to rheumatology care for Native American communities

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, describes the expansion of a novel program to train primary care physicians (PCPs) in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Native American communities that have little or no access to rheumatology care.

7 Nov 2023

Experts develop equitable quality measures to improve lupus care by 2030

Leaders of a project to develop and implement equitable new quality measures for lupus care by the end of the decade will present their work at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting.

7 Nov 2023

Deep learning system accurately identifies joint space narrowing and erosions in hand radiographs

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, shows that a deep learning system could accurately identify and predict joint space narrowing and erosions in hand radiographs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

7 Nov 2023

Positive antiphospholipid antibodies linked to increased cardiovascular risk in lupus patients

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, describes a link between positive antiphospholipid antibodies and an increased risk of future cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

7 Nov 2023

Salivary gland abnormalities in primary Sjögren's become more severe over time, study shows

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, shows that ultrasound-detected salivary gland abnormalities in primary Sjögren's become more severe over time and that the slow-to-progress disease likely starts long before it is first detected.

7 Nov 2023

JAK inhibitors and tocilizumab elicit better response rates in VEXAS syndrome

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, found that JAK inhibitors (JAKi) and tocilizumab elicited better response rates in VEXAS syndrome compared to other targeted therapies.

7 Nov 2023

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Anti-obesity medications may offer survival benefits for osteoarthritis patients

Patients expected Profemur artificial hips to last. Then they snapped in half.

New AI tool could revolutionize asthma monitoring for children

Many autoimmune disease patients struggle with diagnosis, costs, inattentive care

Anti-rheumatic drugs could have a preventive effect on autoimmune thyroid disease

Autoimmune rheumatic disease patients benefit significantly from fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose

Self-perception of health influences physical activity levels in older adults with arthritis

Initial high-risk antibody profile for antiphospholipid syndrome tends to remain high in pediatric patients, study finds

RA patients in remission should continue TNF inhibitors to avoid flares, study finds

Autologous stem cell transplant shows promise for young patients with severe juvenile systemic sclerosis

Obinutuzumab shows promise in preserving kidney function, preventing flares in lupus nephritis patients

High levels of anti-Ro/SSA antibodies linked to fetal heart block in pregnant women

Study sheds new light on the variety of cellular causes of rheumatoid arthritis

CAR-T cell therapy could lead to sustained suppression of autoantibodies in treatment-resistant lupus

New training program expands access to rheumatology care for Native American communities

Experts develop equitable quality measures to improve lupus care by 2030

Deep learning system accurately identifies joint space narrowing and erosions in hand radiographs

Positive antiphospholipid antibodies linked to increased cardiovascular risk in lupus patients

Salivary gland abnormalities in primary Sjögren's become more severe over time, study shows

JAK inhibitors and tocilizumab elicit better response rates in VEXAS syndrome

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