Rheumatology Advisor

Antiphospholipid antibody positivity and a history of methylprednisolone pulses were predictive of fetal loss among women with #systemiclupuserythematosus. #lupus rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/anti-ssa-…

Between 2022 and 2026, only 10.4% of stand-alone plans and 37.6% of #Medicare Advantage Part D plans covered DMARDs across all mechanisms of action. #rheumatology #healthequity rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/medicare-…

Treatment with biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs was associated with stabilized lung function among patients with #rheumatoidarthritis-associated #interstitiallungdisease. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/dmards-pr…

Across 6 studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, the pooled prevalence of #interstitiallungdisease in #psoriaticarthritis was 3%. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/ild-may-b…

Overall, 39% of caregivers of children with #rheumaticdisease reported at least 1 unmet social need, including food insecurity, financial strain related to medical or household costs, transportation barriers, and housing instability. #healthequity rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/unmet-soc…

Rates of antiphospholipid antibody positivity increased from 50.00% to 77.50% following SARS-CoV-2 (#COVID19) infection in pregnant patients with #antiphospholipidsyndrome. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/sars-cov-…

Higher visceral adipose tissue levels were consistently associated with higher #bonemineraldensity at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total body. #bonehealth rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/obesity-a…

The FDA recently approved Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of active #psoriaticarthritis among adults. Test your knowledge on this new treatment with our latest quiz: rheumatologyadvisor.com/home/topics/ps…

Declines in forced vital capacity over a 1-year period were associated with increased risks for 10-year mortality in patients with #idiopathicinflammatorymyopathy- associated #InterstitialLungDisease. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/one-year-…

Presumed sudden cardiac death occurred among 1.9% of the #systemicsclerosis study cohort. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/incidence…

Survey respondents reported multiple barriers to providing routine cognitive screening and neuropsychological evaluation in childhood-onset #systemiclupuserythematosus, with only 28% feeling able to adequately address cognitive concerns. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/barriers-…

The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology recently released updated recommendations for physical activity in #inflammatoryarthritis and #osteoarthritis. Read our summary here: rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/2025-eula…

In the year preceding diagnosis, children with #juvenileidiopathicarthritis had 134,650 total health care encounters, driven primarily by outpatient care. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/health-ca…

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The prevalence of #Sjögrendisease among male patients peaked during the pediatric period (ages 5-15 years), declined during adulthood (ages 15-52.5 years), and increased again among patients aged 52.5 years or older. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/age-relat…

Incidence rate ratios demonstrated that #fracturerisk became significantly elevated in the year immediately prior to cancer diagnosis and persisted long term. #bonehealth rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/fracture-…

A subset of patients with AAV-related diffuse alveolar hemorrhage also develop venous thromboembolic events, often requiring ICU care. #vasculitis rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/concurren…

Among patients with #systemiclupuserythematosus (#lupus), each additional year of age was associated with a 2% reduction in the likelihood of medication nonadherence. rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/medicatio…

In patients with #ankylosingspondylitis, exposure to TNF inhibitors was associated with a lower risk for vertebral fractures compared with bDMARD-naïve patients. #fracturerisk #bonehealth rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/biologic-…

Do weight loss medications like #GLP1s have the potential to modify disease activity, boost treatment response, and improve quality of life in patients with #rheumaticdisease? Learn more: rheumatologyadvisor.com/features/weigh…

#Fracturerisk rose among women beginning at age 35 and accelerated sharply from age 45 onward, while rates peaked among men between the ages of 35 and 45 years. #bonehealth rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/fracture-…