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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Rheumatology
Rheumatology is an international peer review journal publishing the highest quality scientific and clinical papers. The scope of Rheumatology includes a range of rheumatological conditions, musculoskeletal medicine, surgery and translational research. Rheumatology aims to provide very rapid publication of all papers both online and in hard copy.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Website
- http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
- Impact factor
- 4.212 (2012)
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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Medications
Ineffective painkillers are widely prescribed to patients with inflammatory arthritis in England, research finds
Researchers from Keele University's School of Medicine have found that analgesic medicines—commonly known as "painkillers"—are widely prescribed to people with inflammatory arthritis across England despite little research ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Medications
Contraceptive pills can lower the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, study finds
Contraceptive pills can reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, while hormone treatment in connection with menopause can increase the risk later in life. In a new study of more than 200,000 women in the UK, researchers at ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds 'startling' levels of hidden mental health symptoms among people living with long-term autoimmune diseases
More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never asked in clinic about mental health symptoms, according to new ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Medications
Women with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take sex hormones, finds research
A large study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) had a greater chance of achieving remission.
Mar 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risankizumab safe, effective at 52 weeks for psoriatic arthritis
Risankizumab provides long-term benefits in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who have not achieved adequate response to previous therapies, according to a study recently published in Rheumatology.
Jan 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reversing lung fibrosis in scleroderma requires an increase in antifibrotic proteins
Much of the research on scleroderma, a connective tissue disease that causes scarring, or fibrosis, has focused on the increased number of proteins promoting fibrosis in these patients. A Medical University of South Carolina ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Using neural networks to recognize arthritis in an MRI scan
Arthritis is a widespread condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people that leads to inflammation of the joints. It has many different causes, and if physicians are to treat the disease properly, it is important that ...
Sep 23, 2022
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