Research Summaries

Obesity
Obesity
04/15/2019
Researchers assessed the association between BMI and swollen joint count among more than 300 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.
04/15/2019
bone density
bone density
04/09/2019
Researchers tracked changes in bone mineral density and vertebral fractures among more than 800 women with osteoarthritis and osteoporosis enrolled in the Abaloparatide Comparator Trial In Vertebral...
04/09/2019
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
04/06/2019
At the 2019 IAS Meeting, Jon Giles, MD, MPH, highlighted differences in diagnosis and management between psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
04/06/2019
Rheumatology
Rheumatology
03/28/2019
After the clinical trial showed positive results, the first treatment option for adults with inflammatory arthritis in the spine has been approved.
03/28/2019
Gut
Gut
02/19/2019
Dr Gregg Silverman and colleagues at NYU School of Medicine explored whether specific strains of a gut commensal contribute to the immune pathogenesis of lupus nephritis.
02/19/2019
Management
Management
02/15/2019
Using data from the phase III GO-VIBRANT study, researchers from University of California at San Diego evaluated the impact of a biologic on radiographic progression in psoriatic arthritis.
02/15/2019
Medical diagnosis
Medical diagnosis
02/06/2019
Recent studies have suggested that fibromyalgia is inaccurately diagnosed, so to investigate possible diagnostic misclassification of fibromyalgia, researchers compared expert physician diagnosis with...
02/06/2019
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
02/05/2019
While hydroxychloroquine is a common medication in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus, adherence to it is poor. Researchers analyzed data on more than 1900 participants to determine how...
02/05/2019
opioids
opioids
01/28/2019
Researchers evaluated data on more than 358,100 individuals with osteoarthritis undergoing total joint replacement to determine how geography and health care access influences long‐term opioid use.
01/28/2019
menopause
menopause
01/14/2019
Researchers analyzed data on more than 4700 postmenopausal women to evaluate the controversial relationship between knee osteoarthritis and menopausal hormone therapy.
01/14/2019