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Patients with suspected osteoporotic fractures and normal DXA rarely have normal bone, shows a new study.

Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma or COPD do not increase the risk of major osteoporotic fractures in older women, new study shows.

A new analysis of more than 100k type 2 diabetics from the UK is shedding light on prevalence of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular comorbidities versus nondiabetics.

Patients with rheumatic disease are at higher risk for skin cancer, gastrointestinal infectious, pulmonary disease, and hematologic conditions. A new study finds that taking low-dose methotrexate may lower the risk of developing these conditions.

Rheumatoid arthritis is not associated with an increased risk of death in patients hospitalized for pneumonia, unless it is uncontrolled, shows a new study.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have nearly a double risk of atherosclerotic CVD, stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation, but they receive poorer primary and secondary preventive care than other high-risk patients. Learn more in this summary of a review published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology.

The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus can lead to symptoms of arthritis that are similar to rheumatoid arthritis. In this Q&A, we speak with the an expert who recently published a review article focusing on the commonalities between the two conditions.

The statement contains positions and oppositions for telemedicine, along with highlights barriers and opportunities for patients and rheumatology professionals.

There are three traditional models of physician-patient decision-making. In rheumatology, patients overwhelmingly prefer a collaborative approach. In today's column, we review the decision-making process in the doctor's office.

In today's news roundup, we feature a discussion with Ben Nowell, Ph.D., director of Patient Centered Research for the Global Healthy Living Foundation, which five years ago launched ArthritisPower, a mobile app used in healthcare research. Learn more in this interview.

There are many treatments and strategies to address fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, but no one approach works for all patients. In this slideshow, we highlight key takeaways from a recent review that highlights key strategies for treating fatigue in RA.

New research published in Arthritis and Rheumatology shows that vitamin D and marine omega‐3 fatty acids (n‐3 FA) do not offer long-term relief from knee pain, stiffness or function in older adults with chronic knee pain.

French researchers writing in Arthritis and Rheumatology report that of 609 surveyed spondyloarthritis patients self-isolating at home due to COVID-19, most say their condition has progressed while in isolation and for some, the change has been considerable.

More than three-fourths of online respondents expressed concern about providing in-person patient safety after COVID-19. Another 35% want to use telemedicine in their practice now.

A steering committee of the American Society for Bone Mineral Research recently issued COVID-19 treatment guidelines for patients receiving osteoporosis treatments. In this interview, E. Michael Lewiecki, M.D., director of the New Mexico Clinical Research and Osteoporosis Center and a University of New Mexico program called Bone Health TeleECHO, shares his best practices for treating osteoporosis patients during the pandemic.

The approval is based on the phase 3 PREVENT trial, presented at the European E-Congress of Rheumatology 2020 (EULAR 2020) virtual meeting.

Canakinumab was previously approved for the treatment of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Dr. Richard Furie explains the link between systemic lupus erthematosus and COVID-19.

Rheumatologists still lack confidence in prescribing biosimilars, shows study presented at EULAR.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients receive treatment that is on par with that of a physician, shows a study based on patient-reported outcomes and disease activity. The study was recently reported at the EULAR annual meeting.

Dr. Vibeke Strand discusses the relationship between COVID-19 and psoriatic arthritis.

Insulin resistance is independently associated with body mass index and synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis patients, shows new research published in Arthritis and Rheumatology.

Dr. Vibeke Strand discusses how better treatment of psoriatic arthritis could yield better treatments for NASH.

An expert consensus on the first clinical practice recommendations for platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in knee osteoarthritis was presented at the European Congress of Rheumatology annual meeting.

Gout must be treated every day rather than as a single event.

A wide range of techniques are used in research to assess bone density and quality, but dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is likely to remain the standard procedure used in clinical practice for the foreseeable future for most patients, predicts the co-author of a recent review of imaging-based techniques for assessing bone in rheumatology.

Researchers report that methotrexate with a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor may be best for biologic naive rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Rheumatologists should feel more confident in recommending vaccination against herpes zoster to patients with rheumatoid arthritis after a study suggested that the recently approved recombinant adjuvanted vaccine was well tolerated in this group of patients.