Children and young people with underlying rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are uncommonly hospitalized with COVID-19, a study of more than 600 patients under age 19 has found.
Mar 30, 2022
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September is Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about four common rheumatic diseases: Ankylosing spondylitis, gout, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and lupus.
Sep 24, 2021
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Rheumatoid arthritis or one of the other types of inflammatory arthritis, diagnosed before or during peak reproductive years, may curb men's fertility, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Aug 9, 2021
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Karin Hellgren and colleagues examined pregnancy outcomes in relation to disease activity and antirheumatic treatment strategies in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This matched cohort study from Sweden and Denmark explored ...
Jun 18, 2021
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Children with arthritis affecting five or more joints, called polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyarticular JIA), living in less affluent families were twice as likely to report more than an hour of morning joint ...
Nov 9, 2020
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When 12-year-old Caitriona Roberts went to her doctor because she was experiencing pain and swelling in her ankle, no one knew quite what was up.
Oct 14, 2020
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Youth who report one of the seven chronic medical conditions (CMCs), including asthma, congenital heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and sickle cell disease, are ...
May 4, 2020
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Americans living with rheumatic disease face significant healthcare challenges, according to a national patient survey released this week by the American College of Rheumatology and its Simple Tasks public awareness campaign.
Sep 13, 2019
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Young people living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), the most common type of arthritis in children and teens, struggle to communicate their needs to their families and care teams. While it is important to support ...
Mar 28, 2019
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A team of scientists from VIB and KU Leuven has developed a machine learning algorithm that identifies children with juvenile arthritis with almost 90% accuracy from a simple blood test. The new findings, published this week ...
Mar 13, 2019
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