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Guselkumab yields durable benefit in biologic-naïve PsA patients
The interleukin (IL)-23p19-subunit inhibitor guselkumab appears to produce improvements in multiple disease domains of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with no unexpected safety findings through 2 years of treatment in biologic-naïve patients, according to the phase III DISCOVER-2 trial.
Guselkumab yields durable benefit in biologic-naïve PsA patients
23 Nov 2021
Low pain tolerance predicts worse disease outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis
Chronic pain frequently occurs in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), with no differences seen in any pain measures between those with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and nonradiographic axSpA, a recent study has shown. In addition, higher pain sensitivity is predictive of having worse disease and health outcomes.
Low pain tolerance predicts worse disease outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis
22 Nov 2021
Greater pain intensity, more pain sites predict nonrecovery from recent-onset low back pain
About a third of patients who present to an emergency department with recent-onset low back pain fail to recover within 12 months, with factors such as higher pain levels and more pain sites, among others, being prognostic of complete nonrecovery within 6 months, according to a study.
Greater pain intensity, more pain sites predict nonrecovery from recent-onset low back pain
13 Nov 2021
Managing comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis in the new decade
Nearly half of all rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients suffer comorbidity, which has a negative impact on quality of life and mortality. At a recent scientific symposium, Professor Peter Taylor from the University of Oxford in Oxford, UK emphasized the importance of monitoring, preventing, and treating comorbidities in RA while Professor Christopher Edwards from the University Hospital Southampton in Southampton, UK focused on the impact of mental health in RA. The symposium was organized by Fresenius Kabi and held under the auspices of the Singapore Society of Rheumatology. Dr Lian Tsui Yee from Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore chaired the event.
Managing comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis in the new decade
03 Nov 2021
Do mRNA COVID-19 vaccines influence treatment for rheumatic diseases?
In individuals receiving disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs* (DMARDs) for inflammatory rheumatic diseases** (IRD), humoral response remained satisfactory following administration of the second dose of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, a study suggests.