University Of Melbourne

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment may benefit skin, musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic sclerosis, with low risks for adverse events, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

BOSTON — Most nonbinary people who initiated low-dose transdermal testosterone for gender affirmation continued taking doses that were lower than current guideline recommendations at 1 year, researchers reported at ENDO 2024.

People with cancer who perform a certain level physical activity may experience less intense pain than people without cancer who are less active, according to data published in Cancer.

As much as 43% of patients with systemic sclerosis demonstrate evidence of myopathy, while those with proximal weakness and higher creatine kinase exhibit worse function and survival, according to data.

Transgender and gender-diverse adults who received testosterone therapy immediately instead of after a standard care waiting period of 3 months had greater reductions in gender dysphoria, depression and suicidality, according to study data.

Clinical practice guidelines for gout disagree on when urate lowering therapy should begin and how long it should last, as well as on the use of vitamin C, pegloticase, fenofibrate and losartan, according to data published in BMC Rheumatology.

Muscle mass as measured through high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT may not interact with bone measures to affect the risk for fractures among older men, though more studies are needed, according to study data.

Approximately 7% of patients with systemic sclerosis in an Australian cohort demonstrated concurrent pulmonary arterial hypertension and interstitial lung disease, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Radial artery graft for the second most important coronary target was associated with lower 15-year all-cause mortality vs. right internal thoracic artery or saphenous vein graft for CABG, researchers reported.

Compared with online education alone, unsupervised online yoga courses can provide short-term benefits to physical function, but not knee pain, in osteoarthritis, according to data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.