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Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.

An analysis of patient-reported outcomes data from more than 15,000 people with rheumatic disease sheds light on the apparent differences in impact on quality of life between psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. 

Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Report Greater Impact on Life than Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

At the 12-week mark, the change from baseline in the DAS28-CRP was significantly greater in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving 700 mg peresolimab when compared with the placebo group.

Peresolimab Demonstrates Efficacy in Treating Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Results highlight the need for physicians to consider rheumatoid arthritis in patients with microscopic colitis presenting with arthralgia or other joint symptoms.

Study Identifies Association Between Microscopic Colitis and RA Diagnosis

Therapies including biologics and corticosteroids were more frequently used among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus who developed severe COVID-19.

Immunosuppressants More Common Among Autoimmune Patients with Severe COVID-19

A comparison of monotherapy biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs initiated in naive patients show each are beneficial for rheumatoid arthritis.

Etanercept, Adalimumab, JAK Inhibitors Similarly Benefit Rheumatoid Arthritis at 1 Year

A maternal rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis before delivery was linked to an increased risk of offspring with autism spectrum disorder, particularly for those with seronegative RA. 

Maternal RA Linked to Increased Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children 

The use of traditional Chinese medicine had a statistically significant association with improved clinical indicators in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Recommended for RA Treatment 

Patients with “good health literacy” had significantly lower disease activity over time than those with “several health literacy limitations,” adjusting for age, gender and education level.  

Impact of Health Literacy in Disease Activity, Medications in Rheumatoid Arthritis

GPX3, an antioxidant enzyme and reactive oxygen species scavenger, was categorized as a hub gene in rheumatoid arthritis neutrophils.

Novel Hub Gene GPX3 May be Viable Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in remission exhibited higher values of Disease Activity Score-28 for Rheumatoid Arthritis with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR) compared with men. 

DAS28-ESR Scores Higher in Female Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission

The HCPLive rheumatoid arthritis page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on arthritis. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for RA, and more.