The ACR and EULAR updated their criteria for classifying systemic lupus erythematosus in 2019. How did the newer criteria perform compared with earlier systems of classification? Read more to find out.
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Researchers investigated whether rheumatoid arthritis might affect the risk of developing breast cancer among women, and vice versa. The results were surprising.
Remission of rheumatoid arthritis is difficult to achieve and sustain. Researchers examined the differences in outcome between remission and low disease activity, and their effect of function, quality of...
Researchers compared rates of in-hospital mortality among patients with and without systemic lupus erythematosus to determine the trends and risk factors associated with death related to SLE.
Researchers conducted a literature review to find out whether existing predictive tools accurately predict whether patients with rheumatic diseases will develop cardiovascular diseases.
The onset of pneumonia after a hip fracture has long been a common problem—and cause of death—among elderly patients. A new study indicates that some medications could help prevent both the fracture and the...
In a new study, researchers investigated the characteristics of age-related vertebral fragility fracture and characteristics’ correlation with bone mineral density, age, body mass index, and other factors.
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Because scarce data exists on long-term treatment with biologic therapies in patients with psoriatic arthritis, the researchers in the FUTURE 2 study aimed to assess the 5-year results on the efficacy and...
