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With seasonal flu vaccinations fast approaching, how much do you know about how rheumatoid arthritis and its treatment affects administration of this vaccine? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Immunosuppressive medication can interfere with the immune response to vaccines, so treatment may need to be held or the timing or type of vaccinations amended. Test your knowledge of vaccinating rheumatoid arthritis patients taking immunosuppressive therapies in this quiz.
Over the course of 16 weeks, patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) receiving risankizumab reported improved joint and skin symptoms when compared with placebo. Improvements were maintained long-term, and the drug was well tolerated with no new safety issues.
Exercise and behavioral techniques can be helpful, but they are not often implemented because their effectiveness is unknown and regular face-to-face sessions are undesirable.
Results from a small study suggest that psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis osteoclasts might retain some of their immune cell functions during differentiation.