Medications
Study confirms effectiveness of newer arthritis meds
Newer oral medications for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do work quite well in the "real world," despite some doubts that they would, according to a new study.
Nov 4, 2023
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New study calls into question the superiority of stem cell therapy for treating knee pain
Characterized by extensive damage to joints and debilitating pain, osteoarthritis (OA) impacts millions of people worldwide and has long posed a substantial clinical and economic burden.
Nov 2, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Training could improve care for diverse population living with auto-immune rheumatologic conditions
A health care team has endorsed a new cultural competency training program which could help clinicians better connect with diverse population living with an auto-immune rheumatologic conditions.
Nov 2, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Study finds JAK inhibitors, common treatment for arthritis, are effective
According to a new paper in Rheumatology, published by Oxford University Press, JAK inhibitors, which doctors have used to treat patients with arthritis despite concerns about the effectiveness of such drugs, actually do ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Nonsurgical treatment of thumb arthritis shows lasting benefits
Initial nonsurgical treatment, including the use of orthotics and exercise therapy, provides satisfactory long-term outcomes for patients with osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint (CMC-1 OA), with a low rate ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Gremlin 1 cells discovery offers hope to treat and reverse osteoarthritis
Current osteoarthritis treatment manages symptoms rather than addressing the underlying disease, but a new University of Adelaide study has shown the condition may be treatable and reversible. The research is published in ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Updated antiphospholipid syndrome classification criteria
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disease associated with persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). It can cause thrombosis and pregnancy complications as well as non-thrombotic manifestations such ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Research team designs gel that repairs cartilage nonsurgically with electricity
A lifetime of activity can gradually erode the cartilage that cushions our joints. Someday, we might simply inject a gel to repair it, University of Connecticut researchers report in the Oct. 6 issue of Nature Communications.
Oct 26, 2023
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Older siblings and childhood tonsil removal linked to heightened risk of inflammatory arthritis
Having older siblings and childhood tonsil removal are linked to a heightened risk of ankylosing spondylitis, a type of chronic inflammatory arthritis, finds a large study published in the open access journal RMD Open.
Oct 16, 2023
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21.2 percent of US adults had diagnosed arthritis from 2019 to 2021
An estimated 21.2 percent of U.S. adults had diagnosed arthritis from 2019 to 2021, with most cases among adults aged 45 years and older, according to research published in the Oct. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Oct 13, 2023
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