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Although the screening controversy has been smoldering for some time, a recent article may have added fuel to the fire.

Consider screening for systemic lupus erythematosus in young patients who exhibit an escalating pattern of health care utilization.

Bariatric surgery can result in bone as well as weight loss.

This heart-healthy diet may help prevent osteoporosis and fractures in postmenopausal women.

Are you up-to-date on the latest recommendations for PsA from EULAR and GRAPPA? Take our 6-question quiz to find out.

This novel interleukin-23 inhibitor targets psoriatic inflammation.

Vitamin D deficiency can compromise bone strength and increase susceptibility to severe fracture.

Despite its antioxidant properties, uric acid may not be as neuroprotective as previously thought.

Are you prepared to recognize and treat anxiety, depression, and other comorbid psychiatric disorders when they arise in your patients?

Recent findings call into question the safety of long-term febuxostat therapy in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Should urate-lowering therapy be continued during an acute gout attack? Which antihypertensive has mild uricosuric effects? Test yourself with these questions and more.

Heart disease is responsible for one-third of all deaths among patients with RA.

Safe alternative to drugs or unproven intervention with potential for harm? Experts weigh the pros and cons.

Which treatments are effective-and which are unlikely to be helpful? Answers can be found here.

Researchers identify risk factors for revision surgery, prosthetic joint infection, and death after hip or knee replacement.

A recent study dashes hopes for an effective treatment of refractory pain.

Ultrasound, MRI, PET, CT, MRA, CTA: guidance here on when to use which imaging technique.

Radiographic spinal progression may not tell the whole story, especially early in the disease.

Recent findings challenge assumptions about older adults with osteoarthritis.

Another potential indication for medical marijuana: psoriasis.

Various biologics that focus on the IL-17 pathway are currently being studied.

The increasing prevalence of knee OA heightens the urgency of the search for effective therapies.

However, the degree to which biosimilars will drive down the cost of biologic therapy remains to be seen.

Good management of rheumatoid arthritis may also prevent serious infection, myocardial infarction, and even death related to comorbid disease.

The EULAR definition of arthralgia suspicious for progression to RA was recently validated.

Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome is a real disorder with real symptoms, say researchers.

Abnormalities in the proportion of anti-inflammatory strains may represent a potential target for therapy.

Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Are you up-to-date on the latest EULAR/ACR classification criteria?

Monotherapy can lead to clinically inactive disease-but only in select patients.