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Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.

Findings from the first and only controlled study for macrophage activation syndrome were presented at the ACR Convergence.

Emapalumab May Improve Response Rates in MAS Treatment

People who used GC for over 2 years and 3 years had elevated risks of CVD and infection-related mortality, respectively, that never returned to pre-GC use levels.

Glucocorticosteroid Use for Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases CVD, Infection Mortality Risk Even After Cessation 

While an effective and promising strategy for chronic pain relief, more research on long-term cannabis usage is needed. 

Study Finds Benefits and Risks in Cannabis Use for Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Highest responders on DAS28 also had significantly greater decreases in 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic than low responders. 

Lowering RA Disease Activity With Biologics Enhances Protective Cardiovascular PON1 Activity 

Veterans residing in rural areas were only 10% more likely to initiate biologic therapies than those residing in rural areas.

Rurality Does Not Account for Disparities in Veteran Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis

A new cohort study including over 6 million participants has found an increased likelihood of Behçet disease, alocpecia, bulbous pemphigoid and other disorders post-COVID infection.

Autoimmune/Inflammatory Tissue Disorders Associated With COVID-19 Infection

Week 156 efficacy and safety data from the FINCH 4 study are consistent with that seen in FINCH 1, 2, and 3.

Filgotinib Continues to Show Efficacy for RA in LTE Studies

Investigators analyzed antibody response after 2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations. 

Methotrexate May Lower Vaccine Response in Patients With RA 

The all-optical PAT scanner reduces acquisition time from minutes to seconds and can visualize microvasculature changes to depths approaching 15 mm.

Rapid, High-Fidelity Medical Imaging Reveals Cancer, Arthritis in New Research 

More research is needed to investigate changing trends at presentation and help to inform current treatment strategies.

Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Characteristics Have Changed Over Last 20 Years

The HCPLive rheumatoid arthritis page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on arthritis. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for RA, and more.