The HCPLive rheumatoid arthritis page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on arthritis. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for RA, and more.
October 22nd 2024
Investigators analyzed antibody response after 2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations.
Treatment Journey of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
December 7th 2022Drs Nehad Soloman, Joy Schechtman, and Robert Levine describe the treatment path from conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) to biologic or targeted disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) for a typical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient.
Secukinumab Receives Expanded Approvals in EU for Pediatric Arthritic Conditions
The approvals were based on results from the JUNIPERA trial, which showed secukinumab reduced the risk of flare and disease activity when compared with placebo over 2 years in pediatric patients with ERA and JPsA.
ACR, AAHKS Updates Guidelines for Patients with Rheumatic Disease Undergoing Knee, Hip Surgery
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) has published guidance regarding perioperative management of antirheumatic medication in patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing elective total hip or total knee arthroplasty.
Sexual Dysfunction More Common in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis
June 16th 2022New research suggests patients with psoriatic arthritis were at 8 times greater risk of sexual dysfunction and patients with rheumatoid arthritis were at 10 times greater risk when compared to their counterparts without either rheumatic disease.
Line Uhrenholt, MD: Disease Activity-Guided Tapering in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Line Uhrenholt, MD, discusses the results of her randomized, open-label, equivalence trial study evaluating disease activity-guided tapering of biologics in patients with inflammatory arthritis.
Patient-Provider Satisfaction Survey Affected by Cultural Norms in Hispanic/Latinx Patients with RA
A recent study, conducted by CreakyJoints, demonstrated that patient-reported satisfaction is affected by both social and cultural norms in Spanish-speaking patients with rheumatoid arthritis.