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Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica Have Higher Rates of Long-term Glucocorticoid Use
August 31st 2021“Although the international recommendations and the wide consensus that glucocorticoids should be used as shorter as possible (ideally by 1–2 years), a high rate of prolonged steroid treatment is still recorded in the management of PMR,” investigators stated.
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Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Less Likely to Engage in Physical Activity
August 31st 2021"Physical activity and exercise have been shown to improve general well-being and reduce cardiovascular disease risk in the general population," investigators stated. "Despite these recommendations, studies show that levels of PA are reduced among patients with axial spondyloarthritis.”
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Majority of Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Achieved Clinical Remission
August 27th 2021“Juvenile idiopathic arthritis constitutes a significant cause of disability and quality of life impairment in pediatric and adult patients,” investigators stated. “Recent advances in JIA treatment addressing more specific targets have led to better short and long-term disease outcomes."
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Rheumatic Disease Does Not Increase Risk of Hospitalization or Death Due to COVID-19
August 26th 2021Factors that impacted poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19 were closely related to age and comorbidities, not rheumatic disease diagnosis. Increased risk was seen in patients receiving glucocorticoids.
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Low-Dose Prednisone Improves Symptom Severity in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis
August 19th 2021In this retrospective study, investigators analyzed patients with newly diagnosed RA, to determine if short-term, low doses (< 10 mg/day) of prednisone would help DAS28-ESR score.
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CreakyJoints Espanol: Factual vs Misinformation YouTube Spanish-Language Rheumatoid Arthritis Videos
August 17th 2021Daniel Hernandez, MD, and Esteban Rivera discuss the study, “Social Listening: Factual vs. Misinformation YouTube Spanish-Language Rheumatoid Arthritis Videos,” presented at the 23rd Pan-American Conference of Rheumatology (PANLAR) 2021.
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Patients With Rheumatic Disease Continued Medication, Followed Prophylaxis During Early COVID-19
August 13th 2021Patients with rheumatic disease reported significant employment status changes, which may imply issues with healthcare access, affordable medication, mental health concerns, and rheumatic disease activity. However, they tended to follow public health advice and continued therapy to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 diagnosis.
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Insufficient Efficacy of Fatigue Interventions for Pediatric Rheumatic Conditions
August 5th 2021Although it is assumed that fatigue is related to inflammation, disease activity, or treatment with drugs such as Methotrexate, it can affect children independent of disease activity and impacted by psychosocial factors.
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Healthy Lifestyle Choices Significantly Reduce Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk
August 5th 2021The risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was reduced by 19% with every increase in a healthy lifestyle index score (HLIS). The risk of dsDNA positive SLE reduced 22% with the addition of each healthy behavior. Those with genetic risk factors may be able to reduce their risk of SLE diagnosis by almost 50% with adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors.
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