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Take 5 minutes to catch up on Rheumatology Network's highlights from the week ending January 7, 2021.
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis has been associated with the development and worsening of some lung conditions. Test your knowledge with this quiz.
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While patients with rheumatoid arthritis may benefit from either increasing or decreasing their dosage of tofacitinib, post-hoc analysis indicates that safety and efficacy of the medication is not impacted by these changes.
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An increased frequency of serious infections and antimicrobial prescriptions was seen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis currently being treated with a TNFi.
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“As the therapeutic landscape for PsA evolves, evaluating the long-term safety of treatments is essential to understand benefit–risk profiles and inform patient care,” investigators explained.
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While patients with rheumatoid arthritis on rituximab therapy have been reported to have insufficient serological responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, T cells, which protect against severe COVID-19, may be elevated after a third dose.
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