Rheumatoid Arthritis News

SAN DIEGO — A remote, technology-based physical therapy intervention that included phone calls with a health care provider improved self-management and physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a speaker.

SAN DIEGO — Compared with Medicaid and private insurance, Medicare has lagged significantly in adopting infliximab biosimilars despite the multiple options now available, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2023.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who receive hydroxychloroquine demonstrate a lower risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2023.

SAN DIEGO — Monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease remains highly variable and “suboptimal” in the real world, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2023.

Oral contraceptives may protect against rheumatoid arthritis, while menopausal hormone therapy could increase risk for late-onset RA, according to data published in Rheumatology.

A Boston-based biopharma company announced the first participants have been dosed in its phase 1 study to assess safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a novel oral, small molecule therapeutic in healthy adults.

Key details expressing arthralgia duration, morning stiffness or joint examination findings are often missing from rheumatology referral letters for inflammatory arthritis, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

The FDA has approved Wezlana as a Stelara biosimilar for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, according to an FDA press release.

Little evidence suggests that any specific biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug is superior to another for rheumatoid arthritis, highlighting the importance of individualized treatment, according to data.

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