Lethal Lung Disease and Biologics: Is There a Link? In systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, an emerging, distinct complication with high mortality Sep 04, 2019
RA Autoantibodies Don't Disappear With Remission Findings undermine "immunologic remission" as realistic goal Aug 16, 2019
In RA Remission? Halve the Xeljanz Dose Reduction appeared preferable to total withdrawal in Japanese study Aug 12, 2019
Vaccines Increase Risk of Gout Flares However, patients shouldn't forgo vaccines because absolute risk is low, and benefits are high Aug 08, 2019
Vaccines Boost Gout Flare Risk, But... Patients shouldn't opt out because absolute risk is low and benefits high Aug 05, 2019
Opioids Overused in Acute Gout May contribute to opioid crisis -- and other effective therapies are available Jul 03, 2019
Prognosis Has Improved in Juvenile Myositis Disease damage was common, but disability was mild Jul 02, 2019
American Pain Society Goes Belly Up Opioid lawsuit costs prompt membership to approve bankruptcy filing Jun 28, 2019
Estrogen Protects Against Sjögren's Not an endorsement for estrogen-replacement therapy, however, researchers caution Jun 28, 2019
MMF Stoppage Carries Risk in Systemic Sclerosis Skin manifestations recurred, and new lung disease appeared Jun 21, 2019
Sjögren's Syndrome Differs in Minorities High rates in American Indians, and lymphoma-linked pattern more common in African Americans Jun 18, 2019
Methotrexate Withdrawal: Feasible in Stable RA? Tofacitinib monotherapy appears to maintain low disease activity Jun 16, 2019
Gabapentinoids Tied to Suicidal Behavior and Unintentional Overdose New patterns emerge, especially for young people Jun 14, 2019
IL-17a Drug Rescues Many Refractory Psoriatic Arthritis Cases Disease abated in half of patients receiving secukinumab after failing other biologics Jun 14, 2019
No Cancer Risk Found With TNF Inhibitors in Psoriatic Arthritis Expected cancer cases similar to those in general populace, study shows Jun 13, 2019
Low-Dose Steroid Reduces Hand Pain in Osteoarthritis Finger pain relieved at 6 weeks with prednisolone therapy Jun 12, 2019
Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Consider the Drugs Particular hazards seen with opioids and SSRIs May 17, 2019
Insulin Resistance: The Missing Link in Fibromyalgia? Small study found significantly higher levels of HbA1c in fibromyalgia patients May 11, 2019
At-Home Myasthenia Gravis Therapy Shows Promise Zilucoplan improves neuromuscular symptoms in phase II trial May 09, 2019
New Thinking on Stiff Person Syndrome -- Or Is It Syndromes? Heterogeneity complicates the picture; rituximab, bortezomib get love for refractory cases May 07, 2019
Cosentyx Safety Confirmed Through 5 Years Safety profile favorable in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis May 04, 2019
Denosumab in RA: Protecting the Bone An osteoporosis drug helped prevent radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis May 02, 2019
Stelara: A New Option in Behcet's? Ustekinumab was effective and safe in a small, open-label trial Apr 23, 2019
Rituximab for Systemic Sclerosis: Helps Skin, but Not Lungs Combination therapy might be an answer for both Apr 11, 2019
Raynaud's: Keep It Simple Avoid risk factors and start slowly with treatment, expert advises Apr 11, 2019
In Spine Disease, One Clear Risk Factor for Relapse Most occurred after treatment withdrawal among patients on infliximab Apr 09, 2019
Good Old DMARDs Get Love in RA Biologics have their place ... at the back of the line, expert advises Apr 09, 2019
Rheumatologist's Primer on Checkpoint Inhibitors Specialist reviews the landscape of cancer drugs' autoimmune side effects Apr 09, 2019
Update on Vaccines in Autoimmune Patients Infectious disease specialist provides overview for rheumatologists Apr 08, 2019
Bone Marrow Transplant for Autoimmune Disease: Ready for Prime Time? Everything you know about BMT is probably wrong, says hematologist Apr 08, 2019
Sexual Problems Common in Arthritis Patients Dysfunction, loss of intimacy mostly go unaddressed Apr 03, 2019
Rituximab Fails in Chronic Fatigue Randomized trial did not confirm earlier small study benefits Apr 01, 2019
For RA With COPD, Abatacept is Safe No increased pulmonary risks compared with other biologics Mar 21, 2019
No Rise in Cancer Risk for RA Patients on Actemra Similar to malignancy risk with TNF inhibitors and abatacept Mar 14, 2019
Pain: Yes, There's an App for That But meta-analysis suggests benefit is just a few tenths of a point on standard 0-10 scale Mar 13, 2019
Entyvio Tops Humira in Head-to-Head UC trial More vedolizumab patients achieved clinical remission, mucosal healing in VARSITY trial Mar 13, 2019
Gabapentin Plus Opioids for Chronic Pain? Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone Mar 10, 2019
Vasculitis in the Very Old: The Eyes Have It Vision loss a major complication; mortality also high in the over-85 group Mar 10, 2019
