Rheumatoid Arthritis

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COVID-19 Vaccination Recommended for Patients with Rheumatic Disease

Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease should receive COVID-19 vaccination, according to recent research.

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Pop Quiz: Pregnancy and RA Risk

Many factors can impact a person’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Is having given birth one of those factors?

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Researchers Examine Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture Among Patients With RA

Does the combination of oral glucocorticoids and proton pump inhibitors heighten the risk of osteoporotic fractures among patients with rheumatoid arthritis? A new study sheds light on the issue.

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Phone CBT Offers Benefits Despite Inability to Prevent Pain

Even with chronic pain, patients with rheumatic diseases who received cognitive behavioral therapy by telephone were less fatigued and distressed than those receiving standard care.

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Rheumatologists See Value in Test That Predicts Poor Response to Anti-TNFs

A novel precision medicine test that predicts inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis has clinical utility, according to a recent survey of rheumatologists.