Among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, hospitalization due to COVID-19 was more than twice as likely in those using glucocorticoids or CD20 inhibitors, according to data published in RMD Open. Hospitalization was also more than four times as likely among Black patients, but became significantly less likely with vaccination, the researchers wrote.
ndex (ODI) minimum clinically important difference (MCID) 1 year post-surgery. Background. Early identification of patients at risk of failing to achieve ODI-MCID is crucial for…
Fifteen specialties reported pay drops from 2023 to 2024, according to Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2025. Dermatology experienced the biggest decline, followed by neurology and…
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is rarely performed in pediatric patients and can be challenging in children because of smaller-sized joints, pathomorphological changes around the hip,…
The risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality was heightened when adults had arthritis plus comorbid COPD, according to data published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary…
Listen Now: Watch Now: Summary: Getting diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis in your teens or early 20s comes with a whirlwind of changes—and one of the…
Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, debilitating disease with no available disease-modifying drugs. Biomarker identification in OA patients has hitherto been limited to serum proteins…
In patients with diabetes, semaglutide use was associated with an increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, according to a study published in JAMA…
In the ACR Convergence Knowledge Bowl, rheumatology fellows compete in a Jeopardy style game with questions on rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease topics.
The FDA granted 510(k) clearance for Leos, a laser endoscopy ophthalmic system for a more intuitive laser endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation procedure, according to a press…
Research into Sjögren’s disease — both analyzing the condition itself and testing potential treatments — has come a long way in the past decade.“Fifteen years…
