Rheumatoid Arthritis

The results show improvements in RAPID3, pain, fatigue, and morning stiffness at weeks 8 and 12 among patients treated with upadacitinib.

In data presented during ACR, investigators find peresolimab could be an effective treatment for adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The importance of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for assessing the impact of diseases on patients and their response to treatment continues to grow. Test your knowledge of the role of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score in this quiz.

While approximately 1 in 5 patients with RA went undiagnosed during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, time to first rheumatology assessment and DMARD prescription were not impacted.

“Most thyroid diseases and rheumatoid arthritis are chronic diseases, and unfortunately, early signs of thyroid dysfunction are not specific and are often overshadowed by clinical manifestations of other diseases."

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis had significantly higher levels of IgA anti-Pc-p27 antibodies and higher levels of IgG anti-Pc-p27 antibodies when compared with healthy controls.

Muscle wasting is a common characteristic associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Test your knowledge of muscle wasting in rheumatoid arthritis with this quiz.

John Cush, MD, discusses his CCR West presentation “Rheumatology Year in Review: 2022.” 

John Cush, MD, discusses his presentation “Rheumatoid Arthritis: How Early is Too Early to Diagnose and Treat?”

People with rheumatoid arthritis are also more likely to live with other chronic conditions, but specific ones vary by race. Test your knowledge of how race affects multimorbidity in this quiz.

Recent findings suggest that methotrexate reduces humoral vaccination response against COVID-19 in older, but not younger, patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

“Failed or inadequate response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is associated with poor prognosis," investigators noted.

The study examined ozoralizumab without concomitant therapy, as methotrexate cannot be given to all patients with rheumatoid arthritis due to inadequate efficacy and tolerability.

How much do you know about the Rheumatic Disease Report Card and how it relates to your practice? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

The single-center, cross-sectional study assessed chair rise time, gait speed, and grip strength to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia.

This MBDA score has been validated to correlate with the disease activity score, including a 28-joint count and CRP (DAS28-CRP), in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Although results are promising, findings should be interpreted with caution, as the study was underpowered and terminated early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New mothers are understandably nervous about taking medication while breastfeeding. Which treatments are appropriate for breastfeeding women with rheumatoid arthritis? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Can women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continue their treatment if they become pregnant or should they stop or change therapy to protect their unborn child? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Machine learning algorithms identify patterns without being explicitly programmed to do so, which allows for unbiased discoveries.

"Cardiovascular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis can be complex, raising concerns for adequate patient management and provider-dependent roles.”

Investigators believe that “screening for comorbidities of COPD and diabetes mellitus with end-organ damage as part of the routine in treating RA-ILD population" may be beneficial.

Immunosuppressive medication can interfere with the immune response to vaccines, so treatment may need to be held or the timing or type of vaccinations amended. Test your knowledge of vaccinating rheumatoid arthritis patients taking immunosuppressive therapies in this quiz.

Exercise and behavioral techniques can be helpful, but they are not often implemented because their effectiveness is unknown and regular face-to-face sessions are undesirable.