1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (267+ words) Treatment with GAE with rapidly resorbable gelatin-based microspheres may be an effective option for knee pain in osteoarthritis. Health Day News " For patients with osteoarthritis (OA)-related knee pain refractory to conservative treatment, genicular artery embolization (GAE) using rapidly resorbable…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (263+ words) Early initiation of triple therapy appears most appropriate for patients with lupus nephritis (LN) who harbor high-risk baseline features, whereas those at low or moderate risk achieve comparable outcomes with less intensive regimens, supporting a risk-adapted treatment paradigm. This research…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (422+ words) Re-escalation of anti-TNF therapy is common among older adults with RA and typically occurs within 6 months of prior de-escalation. Among adults aged 66 years and older with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) de-escalation is frequently followed by re-escalation in…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (283+ words) Demographic and clinical factors influence the types of asthma inhalers prescribed to adults with asthma across different racial groups. Health Day News " Racial and ethnic differences are seen in inhaler use for asthma among U. S. adults, according to a research letter…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (953+ words) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often co-occurs with fibromyalgia. The 2 disorders have demonstrated a bidirectional relationship in recent research. 1 These findings hold significant implications for the optimal care of patients with both disorders. Noting the limited prospective data regarding this topic,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (535+ words) Health Day News " The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first over-the-counter wearable device to track blood sugar in young children. The continuous glucose monitor (CGM) " called the Stelo Glucose Biosensor System " is for use in children as…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (375+ words) Vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with protection against infection among pregnant people with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs), although the effect appears reduced when compared against vaccinated pregnant individuals without AIRDs, according to study results published in Arthritis Care & Research....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (321+ words) Recent guidelines for lupus nephritis (LN) agree on early combination immunotherapy and glucocorticoid minimization but diverge in clinically meaningful ways, particularly in regimen selection, use of clinical profiling, and incorporation of emerging therapies, according to an article published in Nephrology…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (331+ words) Excess weight negatively affects weight-specific quality of life (QOL) among adolescents aged 11 through 19 years with rheumatic diseases, with body esteem emerging as the most impacted domain, according to results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. Researchers…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (288+ words) Nonspecific ST-segment and T-wave abnormalities (NSSTTA) may be associated with an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) among hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to study results published in BMC Rheumatology. They included 395 hospitalized…...