Cannabis use tripled in patients with rheumatic disease over 5 years

Approximately 18% of patients in a rheumatic disease registry used cannabis in 2019, up from 6.3% in 2014, with the highest prevalence occurring in states where its use is...

1 month ago - Healio

Only higher-dose tramadol outperforms placebo for improved pain, function in knee, hip OA

A daily 300 mg dose of tramadol - but not 100 or 200 mg doses - surpassed placebo in improving pain and function related to hip or knee osteoarthritis, but was linked to...

1 month ago - Healio

Rheumatoid arthritis-ILD associated with excess mortality

Rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease was associated with significantly higher rates of excess mortality compared with the general population, according to new...

1 month ago - Healio

Correction to: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare combination or the clinical spectrum of the disease? Report of a child treated with etanercept and review of the literature

1 month ago - Pediatric Rheumatology

Cardiovascular risk in PsA greater for new users of IL-12/23, IL-17 vs. TNF inhibitors

Despite a low number of major adverse cardiovascular events overall, patients with psoriatic arthritis who newly start IL-12/23 or IL-17 inhibitors have a greater...

1 month ago - Healio

MRI Predicts Flare in Kids With Inactive Arthritis

Two-thirds of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who had clinically inactive disease were found to have subclinical synovitis on MRI, placing them at risk for disease...

1 month ago - MedPageToday

Point-of-care ultrasound algorithm offers 'rule-in diagnostic tool' for transient synovitis

In children who present to the pediatric ED, a point-of-care ultrasonography decision-support algorithm - a rule-in tool - accurately diagnosed transient synovitis, according...

1 month ago - Healio

Guselkumab 100 mg improves fatigue in psoriatic arthritis through 1 year

Guselkumab 100 mg administered every 4 or 8 weeks produced “meaningful and sustained” improvements in fatigue through 1 year in patients with psoriatic arthritis, according to...

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Quantitative joint space width sensitive to change, linked to hip osteoarthritis in women

Semi-automated quantitative joint space width at the 50-degree location is sensitive to change as a measure of hip joint space over time, and is associated with hip...

1 month ago - Healio

Daily glucocorticoids exceeding 5 mg 'threshold' linked to higher cardiovascular risk in RA

Daily glucocorticoid doses of 5 mg or more during the preceding 6 or 12 months is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events in steroid-naïve patients with...

1 month ago - Healio