Rheumatology
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Evusheld PrEP may protect immunocompromised patients from severe COVID-19
Evusheld preexposure prophylaxis shows promise in protecting certain immunocompromised patients from severe COVID-19, Cleveland Clinic researchers...
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Could vitamin C help reduce gout?
A post hoc analysis of data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of more than 14,000 male doctors showed that 500 mg of...
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Analysis of PsA guidelines reveals much room for improvement on conflicts of interest
Researchers show that a majority of the authors of the most recent psoriatic arthritis clinical practice guidelines from the American College of...
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Breakthrough COVID studies lend support to use of new boosters in immunosuppressed patients
The findings of two studies underscore the importance of booster vaccine doses in those with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking...
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Severe COVID-19–related outcomes found worse in men with RA
A retrospective study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19 showed that men had more baseline comorbidities and increased risk of...
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Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis insurance coverage remains restrictive
A database review showed restrictive coverage of specialty medications for psoriatic disease beyond the label indications.
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Lower BMI linked with better knee osteoarthritis outcomes
Losing weight helps prevent the onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis, researchers in Australia report.
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Fish oil pills do not reduce fractures in healthy seniors: VITAL
The largest worldwide study to examine how fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of fractures did not find any benefit.
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Hip fractures likely to double by 2050 as population ages
Greater efforts “are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old...
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Crystal bone algorithm predicts early fractures, uses ICD codes
This algorithm looks promising and would alert clinicians to often-missed patients with high fracture risk who need to be investigated for...