Rheumatology Advisor

Pain Burden in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Linked to Impaired QOL

Pain is common among patients with IIMs, with moderate to severe levels associated with greater fatigue, worse physical ...
Rheumatology Advisor

Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Is Underutilized in Rheumatic Disease

Patients with rheumatic diseases less frequently receive medications to treat OUD, compared with general population estimates ...
Rheumatology Advisor

IL-6 Inhibitors Raise Mortality and Cardiovascular Risks in RA With Diabetes

Treatment with TNF-α inhibitors may be safer than IL-6 inhibitors in terms of cardiovascular outcomes when managing patients with RA and T2D.
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Perimenopause Linked to Increased Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity

Perimenopause was linked to higher PsA disease activity and greater tender/swollen joint counts when compared with the pre- ...
Rheumatology Advisor

SLE Confers High Risk for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Adolescents

Pregnant adolescents with SLE were more likely than healthy controls to have adverse pregnancy outcomes and more likely than ...