Are osteoarthritis winter worries a knee-jerk reaction?
Alma is a 62-year-old recently retired business manager with a background of knee osteoarthritis who presents seeking advice about pain and weight management for the…
Tag: Musculoskeletal – Rheumatic disorders
Atypical chest pain provides a diagnostic dilemma
Persistent pain leads a patient to re-present repeatedly and proves to be a challenging diagnostic and management dilemma.
Guselkumab ‘boosts response’ in resistant psoriatic arthritis
The COSMOS trial shows the therapy is effective in patients who have failed an anti-TNF, researchers report.
Musculoskeletal toll ‘may start at 20’ in rare disease
Researchers say their study is the first to characterise X-linked hypophosphataemia over the lifespan.
Study backs anti-TNFs for rheumatology patients with COVID-19
Monotherapy gave the best outcomes in an analysis of data from three registries.
Can DMARDs be stopped in patients with stable RA?
Trial findings suggest patients in remission might benefit from a more flexible approach to management of therapy, researchers say.
Pausing mycophenolate ‘boosts COVID-19 vax response’
Patients are nearly six times more likely to make antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein if taken off the therapy, researchers say.
TGA imposes ‘immediate tight constraints’ on IV tocilizumab
The move follows a global drain on supplies of the biologic, which is in demand to treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19, says Professor Cather…
No severe flares after mRNA vaccination of rheumatology patients: study
The data from nearly 1400 US patients should allay patients' fears, researchers say.
Tight control of RA ‘rapidly conquers fatigue’
An early treat-to-target strategy should improve fatigue as it seems to go hand-in-hand with disease activity, researchers say.
