Rheumatology
News
Autoimmune disease patients’ waxing, waning response to COVID vaccination studied in-depth
Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases have weaker vaccine-induced immunity to COVID but are able to build a humoral immune response...
Conference Coverage
Rivaroxaban outmatched by VKAs for AFib in rheumatic heart disease
A striking and unexpected reduction in death with the use of predominantly warfarin was just one of the many surprises delivered by the INVICTUS...
Conference Coverage
ALL-HEART: No benefit of allopurinol in ischemic heart disease
Allopurinol failed to affect a composite of nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, or CV death, in a randomized trial that was ‘definitively neutral’ in...
News
Low urate limits for gout questioned in study
Low urate levels appear less risky when body composition is figured into the statistical analysis.
News
Ultrasound helps predict gout flares over the next year
Ultrasound findings of urate deposits and inflammation may predict gout flares over the next year, researchers in Italy and the UK report.
News
Black Americans’ high gout rate stems from social causes
Primary care providers need to address disparities through more comprehensive care and referrals to rheumatologists.
News
Biosimilar-to-biosimilar switches deemed safe and effective, systematic review reveals
While switches between biosimilars of the same reference biologic already occur for biosimilars with indications in different specialties, they do...
News
Study suggests psoriasis and PsA are underdiagnosed in underserved groups
“There needs to be improvement in access to quality dermatologic care, as this may help to reduce underdiagnosis of psoriasis and psoriatic...
News
Gout flares linked to transient jump in MI, stroke risk
Causation is plausible, even suspected, say experts, who urge aggressive CV risk-factor management in gout patients and perhaps more willingness...
News from the FDA/CDC
Ustekinumab becomes second biologic approved for PsA in kids
The approval is based on an extrapolation of data from adult trials in active psoriatic arthritis and adult and pediatric studies in moderate to...