Target Audience: Rheumatologists, primary care clinicians, including family physicians, internists, hospitalists and physician assistants.

Because rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is less common in men than women, a new study in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases investigates the role of sex hormones in the disease pathogenesis. Blood samples were analyzed from RA patients and controls. “In conditional logistic regression models, adjusted for...

A new article in The New York Times reports “A chemical once used to treat sofas — until it was found to cause rashes and blisters in people who sat on them — is now poised to become a major therapy for multiple sclerosis [MS].” The drug, called Tecfidera, was approved by the FDA for treatment of...