Portable ultrasound technology is revolutionizing rheumatology diagnostics and care. Muhammad Bardi, MD, highlights its role in detecting inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, and lupus manifestations. These devices offer real-time imaging…
This video explains Kawasaki disease, a rare vasculitis causing inflammation of blood vessels. It covers the three phases: acute (high fever, red eyes, lips, palms, soles), subacute (peeling…
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…
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…
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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In combination with methotrexate, tocilizumab, an IL-6 receptor inhibitor, can safely improve the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than half of a cohort of over 180 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) required orthopedic surgery, and one quarter underwent at least…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of lung cancer is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even after taking into account the effects of tobacco and asbestos…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a randomized trial suggest that statins may be a useful treatment for Raynaud’s phenomenon and digital ulcers that can accompany…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis, treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonists may increase their risk of new-onset heart failure, and exacerbate…
The FDA has announced a boxed warning has been added to the label for etanercept (Enbrel), for rheumatoid arthritis, to strengthen awareness of the risk of infections and…
