The Rheumatology Channel
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | PATHOGENESIS
Rheumatoid Arthritis Content Hub
This session dives into the etiopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Learn about RA’s impact on joints, its genetic and environmental triggers, and the roles of T and B…
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis – Carmel Silke, MD
Rheumatoid Arthritis Content Hub
This video focuses on living with rheumatoid arthritis, featuring Carmel Silke, a consultant rheumatologist. She discusses the importance of early diagnosis, recognizing symptoms, and the benefits of timely…
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Local gene therapy seen promising for rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on preliminary results in two patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis, intraarticular delivery of a gene encoding a cytokine blocker substantially reduces joint…
Spinal Cord Recovery Therapy
Anesthesiology
About 15 minutes of vibration produces similar results to an hour of conventional resistance therapy, and produces less stress on joints, ligaments and tendons. ~ Detroit Medical Center…
Rituximab, abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis not linked to serious infections
Arthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, rituximab and abatacept do not increase the risk of serious infections, a meta-analysis of trial data suggests. High…
African Americans experience hip osteoarthritis as frequently as whites
Patient Education
As part of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, Dr. Joanne Jordan, director of the University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and colleagues have found that African…
New antiresorptive agent for osteoporosis
Family Medicine
Chad Deal, MD, Rheumatologist, Head, Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, Cleveland Clinic, discusses a new antiresorptive agent for osteoporosis, denosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that…
Lupus affects the brain very early in the disease
Arthritis
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of an MRI study suggest that the brain may be affected very early in the course of systemic lupus…
Abnormal ECG findings seen in psoriatic arthritis patients
Arthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a case-control study suggest that psoriatic arthritis patients may have “subtle” cardiac conduction disturbances. “In surveying the literature, scant data were…
Vitamin E not useful in preventing rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of data from the Women’s Health Study (WHS) indicates that use of vitamin E supplements at a dose of 600 IU…
Certolizumab pegol leads to rapid improvement of rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sustained clinical improvements in signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are apparent within one week of initiating treatment with a novel pegylated TNF…
Hydroxychloroquine reduces risk of kidney damage in lupus
Arthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with hydroxychloroquine, initiated soon after disease onset, is protective against renal damage, according to study findings…