Editor’s note: What research on psoriatic arthritis (PsA) presented at ACR Convergence 2024 has the greatest potential for a positive impact on clinical care, treatment options or serve as the basis for future research? That’s the question The Rheumatologist asked David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD—our founding editor—to consider. Dr. Pisetsky, a professor of medicine and immunology…
According to a recent cohort study, patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases receiving rituximab therapy experience more severe COVID-19. Researchers also found an association between rituximab use and prolonged hospital stays.
In a study of patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) and matched comparators with COVID-19 but without systemic ARDs, D’Silva et al. found COVID-19 patients with systemic ARDs may be at a higher risk of hospitalization, ICU admission and more than matched comparators.
A recent study compared three clinical criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients using certolizumab, assessing the predictability of treatment non-response. Researchers found Clinical Disease Activity Index measurement at three months may predict patient outcomes at 12 months…
According to new research, women with SLE are at the highest risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes during a lupus flare. The data may enable clinicians to use risk stratification and tailored monitoring to counsel SLE patients who are pregnant or considering pregnancy. Researchers also found that maternal age, lupus nephritis and antiphospholipid antibodies may affect pregnancy outcomes…
Recent research indicates that previous concerns about mortality associated with pregnancy in women with SLE may no longer be applicable. In the study, researchers found a significant decline in the in-hospital maternal mortality rate of women with SLE and a decrease in their length of non-delivery related hospitalization over the past two decades…
New data from India suggest women with idiopathic inflammatory myositis are at increased risk of poor fetal outcomes and spontaneous abortions. In the study, researchers found these women had worse obstetric outcomes and increased risk of fetal complications…
In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), gastrointestinal disease may be associated with lower quality of life and increased risk of death. Research showed that SSc patients with severe GI disease had markers of muscle inflammation, skin fibrosis and vasculopathy…
Research has found age at disease onset has an impact on prognosis for patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. In the study, early onset primary Sjögren’s syndrome was associated with severe, systemic disease and development of lymphoproliferative disease…
(Reuters Health)—Many outcomes for hospital patients—including how long they stay and their survival odds after they go home—may depend on whether or not they’re cared for by their primary care physician, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on 560,651 admissions nationwide for patients covered by Medicare, the U.S. health program for the elderly and…