Substantial proportion of overall risk may be preventable by healthy lifestyle
MRI of hand, foot may predict RA in undifferentiated arthritis
Jan 24, 2022
MRI-detected tenosynovitis independently associated with progression to rheumatoid arthritis
Air pollution linked to increased rheumatoid arthritis severity
Nov 02, 2021
C-reactive protein levels increased in association with higher concentrations of air pollutants; risk for flare increased
Risk factors ID’d for VTE, ASCVD in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Jul 23, 2021
Risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease increased twofold after unprovoked VTE in rheumatoid arthritis
RA patients at high risk of non-surgical site infection after joint replacement
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 19, 2019
Rheumatoid arthritis patients who undergo joint replacement surgery may be at high risk for non-surgical site infections such as sepsis and pneumonia.
Stubborn RA pain may be eased by a novel treatment: vagus nerve stimulation
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2019
Stimulation of the vagus nerve significantly eased inflammation and intractable pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, pointing the way to further study of this new treatment.
FDA approves Pfizer’s rheumatoid arthritis treatment
Nov 14, 2012
Federal regulators recently approved Pfizer’s new Xeljanz treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Xeljanz was approved for patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who did not benefit from...
Rheumatoid arthritis treatments for seniors called ‘unacceptable’
Feb 07, 2011
More than one-third of 93,000 Medicare managed care enrollees who received care for rheumatoid arthritis in recent years did not receive recommended drugs, according to researchers. In addition, the quality...