Rheumatoid Arthritis News

Adverse events and outcomes are more common in pregnant patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, and their infants, vs. those without rheumatic diseases, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who consume alcohol report lower baseline disease activity and more favorable 1-year outcomes than those who abstain, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid adoption of telemedicine among rheumatologists and a delaying of advanced treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

Inhalable substances associated with occupational settings may act as “important” environmental triggers for developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate use, adding either a TNF inhibitor or triple therapy with sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine improves vascular inflammation, according to data.