Rheumatology
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Therapeutic aquatic exercise superior to physical therapy for back pain in study
Therapeutic aquatic exercise proved more beneficial than physical therapy in relieving symptoms and disability caused by chronic back pain.
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Platelet-rich plasma injections show no benefit in knee OA in placebo-controlled trial
Platelet-rich plasma injections for mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis show no improvements in pain, function, or cartilage structure, compared...
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mRNA COVID vaccine response found mostly robust in RA, SLE patients
A trial found that immunosuppressed adults with autoimmune disease had a robust antibody response to the mRNA vaccine with no excess adverse...
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Statins’ effects on CVD outweigh risk for diabetes in RA
A large cohort study reports that the cardiovascular benefits of statin use in people with rheumatoid arthritis outweigh the moderate diabetes...
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Better COVID-19 outcomes confirmed in TNF inhibitor users
A study of three international registries confirms that patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking a TNF inhibitor should...
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Few JAK inhibitor users have diminished immune response to COVID-19 vaccines
Most patients taking JAK inhibitors had seemingly adequate immune responses based on serologic assessment of detectable antibodies, but those...
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FDA approves avacopan for rare ANCA autoimmune disease
ChemoCentryx said it plans to price its new medicine at an annual cost of $150,000-$200,000 for U.S. patients.
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Exercise appears to improve bone structure, not density
In postmenopausal women, exercise appears to improve strength at the hip through changes in structure, not bone mineral density (BMD), whereas a...
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AAOS updates guidelines for nonoperative knee OA treatment
The updated recommendations factor in research updates from the last 10 years.
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Temporary hold of mycophenolate helps immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
A comparison of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases shows that withholding mycophenolate around the time of vaccination can be...