Giuliana Grossi

The findings suggest rural patients treated for gout had higher treatment adherence compared with urban patients.

According to the study, these findings can inform policy decisions and assist in developing interventions aimed at reducing absenteeism and promoting the productivity of individuals with idiopathic inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

Patients with myasthenia gravis have a higher risk of COVID-19-associated emergency department visits, hospital admissions, and 30-day mortality, but vaccination acceptance rate was high among the population

Patients' perceptions of the effectiveness and necessity of allopurinol for gout treatment proved to be strong factors influencing intentional adherence.

Investigators identify a strong association between exposure to air pollution and bone mineral loss in postmenopausal women.

While high-sensitive Troponin T (hsTnT) is primarily used as a marker of heart disease, data suggests its potential as a useful marker of inflammation in the joints.

While the benzbromarone group had a slightly higher rate compared to the control group, this difference did not reach statistical significance.

DMARDs are the most commonly used treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis but have been linked with pneumonia and other pulmonary infections.

P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) inhibitors have been a focal point for inflammatory diseases but the lack of efficacy in treating rheumatoid arthritis led to examination of the MK2 pathway.

Single and dual-task conditions were implemented to determine the reliability of the 3MBWT alongside the Timed Up and Go test in assessing balance-related fibromyalgia symptoms.

A significantly higher number of patients receiving voclosporin achieved good renal outcome when compared with placebo.

Dr. Veronica Anwuri discusses how apremilast (Otezla), the first oral, non biologic treatment option for plaque psoriasis can address the systemic pain associated with psoriatic arthritis.

After undergoing arthroscopic knee or shoulder surgery, patients treated with an opioid-sparing postoperative pain management protocol had reduced opioid use compared with standard treatment.

The effect of sleep health on disease prevention may have a profound impact on women when it comes to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

For the second annual Interstitial Lung Disease Day, Dr. Briana DiSilvio expands on the background of ILDs and the latest care practices.

The new treatment guideline addressed the possibility of differing safety and effectiveness outcomes among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease regarding vaccination compared with the general population.

Vitamin D supplements are often recommended for the improvement of bone health, but investigators say the data are unclear whether they prevent fractures.

Patients with high preoperative sleep quality, high preoperative albumin level, free of digestive disease and undergoing total hip arthroplasty procedure are more likely to be discharged within 2 days as opposed to 3.

Dr. John Botson explains that gout is not a patient problem, it's a disease problem, and it needs to be approached as a lifelong rheumatic disease as opposed to an episodic one.

Investigator Dr. John Botson spoke on the phase 4 MIRROR study that supported the FDA approval for pegloticase combined with methotrexate for patients with uncontrolled gout.

Novartis announces the EC expanded on the approval of secukinumab in EU to include pediatric patients with childhood arthritic conditions: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, enthesitis-related arthritis, and juvenile psoriatic arthritis.

According to preliminary data, patients with JIA experience the same safety and immunogenicity as healthy individuals when vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

A new study revealed no significant relationship between patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and exposure to maternal infection, however, investigators said that suggestive evidence of differential sex-specific results indicate a need for further study.

Expert Michael Aziz discusses clinical complications that patients face when they become pregnant as well as the importance of medication management and abortion care.

Dr. Philip Mease explains that it's a good time to be treating psoriatic arthritis after results from a clinical trial show that guselkumab provided continuous improvement across measures of health-related quality of life.

With guselkumab, patients with active psoriatic arthritis achieved efficacy that was sustained through a 2 year clinical trial. Results show that the treatment offered continuous improvement across measures of health-related quality of life.

The complete ACR manuscript is available to elaborate on the earlier summary of antirheumatic medication for patients who are undergoing total hip or total knee anthroplasty.

Data indicate that higher levels of perceived pain related disability and greater difficulty falling asleep was associated with increased anxiety levels in adults with fibromyalgia and insomnia.

Findings suggested that actigraphy may provide additional information to self-reported sleep measures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The study objective was to determine if actigraphy could serve as a complementary clinical tool for sleep evaluation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.