Hand joints without osteoarthritis maintain their joint space when other joints have or develop osteoarthritis. Articular cartilage loss is a key feature of osteoarthritis, and many people assume osteoarthritis is a systemic disease of articular...
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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Plasma Exosomes Proteomic and Genomic Profiling
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Plasma Exosomes Proteomic and Genomic Profiling
The following is a summary of “Proteomic and genomic profiling of plasma exosomes from patients with ankylosing spondylitis,” published in the November 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Tavasolian et al. Recent genomic and proteomic advances offer new insights into...
Male RA Patients with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality Compared to Women
Male RA Patients with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality Compared to Women
The following is a summary of “Male rheumatoid arthritis patients at substantially higher risk for cardiovascular mortality in comparison to women,” published in the October 2023 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism by Raadsen et al. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis...
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Treat-to-Target in PsA: Real-Life MDA Rates, Predictors, and Barriers
Treat-to-Target in PsA: Real-Life MDA Rates, Predictors, and Barriers
The following is a summary of “Treat-to-target in real-life psoriatic arthritis patients: achieving minimal disease activity with bDMARDs/tsDMARDs and potential barriers,” published in the October 2023 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism by Ortolan et al. For a...
Methotrexate Reduces Pain in Hand Osteoarthritis With Synovitis
Methotrexate Reduces Pain in Hand Osteoarthritis With Synovitis
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with hand osteoarthritis and synovitis, methotrexate has a potentially clinically meaningful effect on reducing pain, with no increase in adverse events, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in The...
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be contagious.Still, health care workers were...
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Plasma Exosomes Proteomic and Genomic Profiling
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Plasma Exosomes Proteomic and Genomic Profiling
The following is a summary of “Proteomic and genomic profiling of plasma exosomes from patients with ankylosing spondylitis,” published in the November 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Tavasolian et al. Recent genomic and proteomic advances offer new insights into...
Male RA Patients with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality Compared to Women
Male RA Patients with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality Compared to Women
The following is a summary of “Male rheumatoid arthritis patients at substantially higher risk for cardiovascular mortality in comparison to women,” published in the October 2023 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism by Raadsen et al. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis...
Treat-to-Target in PsA: Real-Life MDA Rates, Predictors, and Barriers
Treat-to-Target in PsA: Real-Life MDA Rates, Predictors, and Barriers
The following is a summary of “Treat-to-target in real-life psoriatic arthritis patients: achieving minimal disease activity with bDMARDs/tsDMARDs and potential barriers,” published in the October 2023 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism by Ortolan et al. For a...
Methotrexate Reduces Pain in Hand Osteoarthritis With Synovitis
Methotrexate Reduces Pain in Hand Osteoarthritis With Synovitis
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with hand osteoarthritis and synovitis, methotrexate has a potentially clinically meaningful effect on reducing pain, with no increase in adverse events, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in The...
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be contagious.Still, health care workers were...
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