New Option on Horizon for Younger People With Refractory Knee OA Shock absorber implant seen outperforming osteotomy Mar 10, 2023
Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Arthritis A good thing too, because most aren't going to quit Mar 10, 2023
Psoriatic Arthritis: Depressing News on Second- and Later-Line Treatments Real-world data indicate most patients who fail a first biologic drug never obtain remission Feb 27, 2023
Study Suggests Path Connecting Periodontal Disease With Rheumatoid Arthritis Exposing immune system to citrullinated bacterial proteins seen as trigger Feb 22, 2023
Taltz Safety, Efficacy Stay Robust in Spondyloarthritis at 3 Years Benefits appear durable for patients in a long-term extension Feb 21, 2023
Wearable Sensors Show Promise for Remote OA Assessment Provide good data and most patients can manage them, small trial indicates Feb 06, 2023
Mileage Varies for Different Hip Surgery Approaches No single "best" in meta-analysis, though a clear loser emerges Jan 31, 2023
Blood Test Bests Standard OA Prognostic Models in Early Study Multi-marker panel does a better job of predicting who will show rapid progression Jan 25, 2023
In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful ... But Maybe More in Mind Than Body Trial shows little extra benefit from intensive program Jan 23, 2023
JAK Inhibitor Promising for Polymyalgia Rheumatica Oral drug seen as safer than chronic, high-dose steroids Jan 09, 2023
Why Doesn't Exercise Help Everyone With Knee OA? Actually, the better question is why can't everyone do the recommended exercises Jan 04, 2023
Metformin Protective Against Joint Replacement in Type 2 Diabetes Daily users saw lower risks for total knee, hip replacements Dec 19, 2022
Bispecific Antibodies in Blood Cancers; Exercise and Cognitive Function Also in TTHealthWatch: vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity Dec 17, 2022 podcast
It's a TNF Inhibitor! It's a Steroid! It's Two (Potential) RA Drugs in One! Hints in mid-stage trial that novel conjugate will surpass adalimumab in efficacy Dec 14, 2022
Weight Loss Program Eases OA Knee Pain ... But Not Much Does half a WOMAC point make a real difference? Dec 13, 2022
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Seen as Substandard for Most Patients Study highlights ways to boost RA care quality Dec 12, 2022
Xeljanz Cancer Risks Detailed New paper provides full results from ORAL Surveillance trial Dec 07, 2022
Common Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis May Be Harmful Steroids and NSAIDs reduced pain but not disease course, studies showed Nov 30, 2022
Bone Drug Reverses Damage in Hand Osteoarthritis Provocative findings with denosumab, but don't reach for the prescription pad just yet Nov 15, 2022
Checkpoint Stimulator Passes Mid-Stage Test in Rheumatoid Arthritis Novel approach to normalizing immune activity Nov 14, 2022
Another Adalimumab Biosimilar Seems Set for Interchangeability Trial data pave way for FDA approval Nov 14, 2022
Want a Few Weeks of Knee Pain Relief? Try This Local nerve block proves mettle in randomized trial, though benefit didn't last long Nov 12, 2022
Chronic Pain: Opioids No Longer Treatment of Choice Nondrug therapies increased markedly in wake of 2016 CDC guidance Nov 07, 2022
Momentum Builds for Microbiome as RA Trigger Second study published in a week's time to implicate intestinal bacteria in joint pathology Oct 26, 2022
New ACR/EULAR Guideline Expands RA Remission Definition Axial spondyloarthritis guidance also gets an update Oct 25, 2022
Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Get Its Start in the Gut? Patients and at-risk individuals show antibodies to common intestinal bacterium Oct 20, 2022
Study: Patient Reports Can Substitute for Objective Measures in RA Evaluation Potential boon for tele-rheumatology Oct 13, 2022
Why Does Osteoarthritis Respond So Well to Placebo? Large meta-analysis offers some insights Oct 10, 2022
No Special Heart Risk With JAK Inhibitors, Study Finds "Reassuring data" for drug class carrying boxed warnings, restrictions Oct 07, 2022
Is PMR the Next Indication for Tocilizumab? Phase III data suggest yes, albeit in a limited population and with several cautions Sep 20, 2022
Online Yoga: Not Much Help for Knee Pain, Study Finds Program was devised specifically for people with osteoarthritis Sep 19, 2022
Predicting Fractures in RA: Is FRAX Useful in the Modern Treatment Era? Algorithm held its own, but not many study patients were on biologics Sep 11, 2022
Pirfenidone Shows Hints of Benefit for RA-Related Lung Disease But early halt to recruitment, forced by pandemic, left trial underpowered Sep 06, 2022
Study Reassures on HCQ Heart Risks in Rheumatoid Arthritis Not zero, but not very worrisome, authors conclude Sep 02, 2022
Novel IL-6 Blocker Matches Humira in Rheumatoid Arthritis But is Russian backing a problem for U.S. approval? Aug 24, 2022
Lose Weight, Slow Knee OA Progression? New Study Suggests Yes Data from three independent cohorts support long-held but unproven suspicions Aug 18, 2022
COVID in Autoimmune Disease Patients: It's Getting Better Severity, mortality down from initial waves Aug 12, 2022
Insight Into Long COVID; Injections Offer No Benefit for Knee Osteoarthritis Also in TTHealthWatch: a new oral medication for severe COVID-19 Jul 16, 2022 podcast
