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An association exists between daily glucocorticoid (GC) dose and worse patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have achieved Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS), even after adjustments for potential confounders, according to a study.

In patients with decompensated cirrhosis and sarcopenia, dietitian-supervised intensive nutritional therapy yielded greater improvements in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and physical performance compared with routine physician-led guideline-based dietary advice, as shown in a study.

Rozanolixizumab shows no evidence of benefit in patients with severe fibromyalgia in a phase IIa study.

The use of a nonrigid lumbar belt, as an adjunct to usual care, significantly improves functional disability in individuals with nonspecific low back pain, as shown in a study.

In children with Kawasaki disease, coronary artery dilation at diagnosis and age below 6 months predict coronary artery aneurysm across Japanese and US cohorts.

In patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, a single dose of antibiotic is as good as multiple doses in terms of preventing the risk of developing periprosthetic joint infection, according to a target trial emulation.

Knee radiographs can be used to identify individuals at increased risk for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms, suggests a study.

A self-selected vegan diet may compromise protein intake, skeletal muscle mass, and muscle protein synthesis (MPS) in healthy, older adults, suggests a study. However, resistance exercise (RE) may mitigate the negative effects of this diet on skeletal muscle.