Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug? Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism May 02, 2018
Troponin Predicts Mortality in Inflammatory Arthritis High levels associated with all-cause and cardiovascular death May 01, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen Apr 25, 2018
Respect the Needle in OA Patients may be experiencing placebo effect, but it's still an effect, rheumatologist says Apr 19, 2018
Young Arthritis Patients Fare Worse on MTX High disease activity also linked with drug failure Mar 23, 2018
Novel Tx Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain Geniculate artery embolization promising for knee pain, stiffness Mar 18, 2018
Death Strikes Young in RA Most common causes were circulatory, respiratory, and malignancy Mar 07, 2018
One Gout Medication Comes Out on Top for CV Risk Allopurinol the loser in retrospective comparison of two drugs Feb 26, 2018
Cancer Risk Stable in Kids on Anti-TNFs But background risks higher than in the general population Feb 20, 2018
Selective IL-23 Inhibitor Shines in Mid-Stage PsA Trial Risankizumab broadly effective against joint and skin symptoms Nov 09, 2017
ACR Poster Roundup: Novel OA Tx; Cancer and RA Biologics Selections from late-breaker poster presentations at rheumatology meeting Nov 08, 2017
Biologics During Pregnancy Don't Raise Infection Risk for Infants Gestational timing of exposure to biologic not an issue Nov 07, 2017
Lipid Changes with Sirukumab Called 'Anti-Atherogenic' Looking for silver-lining in cloudy trial data Nov 06, 2017
Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Marches on as Rheumatology Target Industry remains interested despite lackluster phase II results with Celgene drug Nov 06, 2017
Injecting Arthritic Knees Carries Sepsis Risk Study identified four risk factors for sepsis after injections for knee pain. Nov 06, 2017
In RA Patients, 2-Week Methotrexate Holiday Boosts Flu Vax Efficacy Pragmatic trial shows 15%-20% bump in antibody titers Nov 05, 2017
ACR 2017: Biosimilar Debate, Inflammation in OA, and More Special lecture will look back at TNF as rheumatology drug target Nov 03, 2017
Helping Kids with Chronic Diseases Move to Adult Care Program at Wisconsin hospital develops self-management skills Aug 13, 2017
Remission Common in Early SpA With Golimumab Drug-free remission maintained for more than half after at least 12 months Jun 15, 2017
A Rocky Start for Biosimilar Inflectra? Infliximab biosimilar approved, but obstacles remain Dec 27, 2016
Knee OA No Excuse to Skip Out on Physical Activity Patients met thresholds for sit-to-stand, gait speed, and walking speed Nov 21, 2016
Pro Soccer Career: A Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis in Men Study also suggests controversial joint injections hike OA risk Nov 16, 2016
Two RA Agents Similar in Head-to-Head Trial Sponsor's hopes of proving Cimzia's superiority to Humira dashed Nov 16, 2016
AHA: Study Finds Celebrex Safe for Heart But naproxen not as heart safe as believed Nov 13, 2016 video
Pearls From: Rheumatologist Philip Mease An expert discusses new treatments for PsA and SpA Sep 06, 2016 video
Tendon Inflammation May Signal Early RA ACPA positive plus tenosynovitis flag preclinical RA May 28, 2016
Outpatient Surgery Safe for Total Hip No medical or surgical events put patients at risk Mar 03, 2016
Leflunomide Tied to Modest Weight Loss in RA Patients Weight loss at 6 months linked with higher 3-year mortality Feb 24, 2016
RA Flares Common After Stopping Adalimumab But anti-TNF discontinuation may be possible in select patients Jan 20, 2016
Steroid Injections May Ease Jaw Pain in JIA But relief is seldom complete and some patients get no benefit Dec 30, 2015
Stroke Spike Seen in Autoimmune Disorders After Shingles Attacks Risk increased by 50% in the first month Nov 09, 2015
Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritis Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
Stopping Enbrel Risky in Established RA Fewer patients with longstanding disease flared if they remained on even a half dose of etanercept, and time to flare was greater. Apr 22, 2015
Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OA Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility. Feb 27, 2015
Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients? Deft medication management is important. Feb 12, 2015
Meniscus Lesions Tied to Neuropathic Pain in Knee OA Meniscal extrusion on MRI significantly associated with increasing pain scores in knee osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2015
