The ACR/EULAR 2022 revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) have been updated with performance characteristics and are validated for use in clinical research.
The 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) have been developed, validated and are now ready for use in clinical research.
A prospective cohort from the Nurses’ Health Study has demonstrated that eating a healthy diet results in a 12% to 32% lower risk of incident gout and an even greater risk reduction (65% to 68%) when combined with normal weight and avoiding diuretics.
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week a trifecta of Gout reports and the last word on the ORAL Surveillance study...
For adults aged ≥18 years who received 2 doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, a third dose increased vaccine effectiveness (prevention of hospitalization) among adults without (82% to 97%) and with immunocompromising conditions (69% to 88%), with near similar efficacy.
A randomized trial compared the incremental cost-effectiveness of physical therapy and intra-articular glucocorticoid (IA GC) injection as initial treatment for knee osteoarthritis showed that physical therapy gained more quality-adjusted life-years compared with those receiving glucocortico
A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients can be safely treated with allopurinol without an increased risk of mortality.
Women who made at least four healthy lifestyle choices saw their risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis reduced significantly, an analysis of Nurses' Health Study (NHS) data found.
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved risankizumab-rzaa (Skyrizi) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), with similar dosing in plaque psoriasis - a single 150mg subcutaneous injection four times a year after two starter doses (at weeks 0
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com. These reports are about better outcomes in Lupus; fewer Gout flares with T2T and the power of belief.
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