Rheumatology
From the Journals
Lenabasum improved skin symptoms in dermatomyositis, but future is uncertain
Patients taking lenabasum experienced greater reductions in the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index, compared with those on...
Conference Coverage
‘Shielding’ status provides best indicator of COVID-19 mortality in U.K. arthritis population
Shielding status was the highest ranked of all the risk factors identified for early mortality from COVID-19.
Guidelines
Myositis guidelines aim to standardize adult and pediatric care
These are the first guidelines on how to manage adult and pediatric patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM).
Feature
‘Goodie bag’ pill mill doctor sentenced to 2 decades in prison
Regardless of the patients’ complaints, the internist gave them tote bags with prescription drugs, including muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatories...
Conference Coverage
Reduced-frequency methotrexate monitoring causes no harm
Laboratory blood test results were similar despite moving from once every month to about once every 3 months or about once every 5 months during...
From the Journals
Do NSAIDs negate bone effect of bisphosphonates?
An exploratory post hoc analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial found women taking clodronate plus an NSAID saw a 49% adjusted increase...
From the Journals
Intra-articular steroid/lidocaine injection improves hip arthritis pain, function
Over 6 months, mean improvement in hip pain intensity was greater in patients who received triamcinolone with lidocaine than in those who got best...
News from the FDA/CDC
Upadacitinib earns FDA approval for ankylosing spondylitis
Janus kinase inhibitor offers oral option for patients who have who have had an insufficient response or intolerance with one or more tumor...
From the Journals
Parents’ autoimmune diseases may affect children’s development
Type 1 diabetes and psoriasis in parents, and rheumatoid arthritis in mothers, are associated with increased risk for autism spectrum disorder and...
Conference Coverage
Use of bone densitometry to grade hip OA could be boon to diagnosis, prognosis
A novel, semi-automated scoring system enables dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scans of the hip to be graded and provide useful clinical...
Conference Coverage
Lupus may lead to worse stroke outcomes for women, but not men
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were 20% more likely to have a prolonged hospital stay and 28% less likely to have a routine home...