[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Upadacitinib vs. Abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis

16 Oct, 2020 | 09:28h | UTC

Trial of Upadacitinib or Abatacept in Rheumatoid Arthritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Rheumatoid Arthritis: When DMARDs Fail, Can JAK Inhibitors Step In? – Physician’s Weekly

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Physical therapy referral from primary care for acute back pain with sciatica

7 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTC

Physical Therapy Referral From Primary Care for Acute Back Pain With Sciatica: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: For back pain, early MRI didn’t help, early physical therapy did, studies find – ACP Internist AND Early PT for Acute Back Pain and Sciatica Improves Disability – NEJM Journal Watch

Cohort study: Risk for serious infection with low-dose glucocorticoids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

7 Oct, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC

Risk for Serious Infection With Low-Dose Glucocorticoids in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine

Commentaries: Glucocorticoids associated with increased risk for infection, even at low doses – American College of Physicians AND Even low-dose glucocorticoids raise serious infection risk in RA patients – medwire News

Commentary on Twitter

ICYMI: #Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased risk for infection, even at doses as low as 5mg or less per day https://t.co/pm9Q72mvhT. pic.twitter.com/rM7GdHkbwW

— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) September 24, 2020

Guideline: Physical therapist management of total knee arthroplasty

6 Oct, 2020 | 00:05h | UTC

Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty – Physical Therapy

Case series of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection

4 Oct, 2020 | 23:36h | UTC

Case Series of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection — United Kingdom and United States, March–August 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: Mysterious inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19 strikes adults as well as kids – Live Science

Commentary on Twitter

A new @CDCMMWR finds that adults who had #COVID19 can develop a condition similar to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and have severe outcomes including requiring intensive care. Learn more: https://t.co/dU1tS85Sj3. pic.twitter.com/RitCzJsLTL

— CDC (@CDCgov) October 2, 2020

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care

4 Oct, 2020 | 23:21h | UTC

Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Systematic review: It is unlikely that magnesium improves skeletal muscle cramps in older adults

4 Oct, 2020 | 22:48h | UTC

Magnesium for skeletal muscle cramps – Cochrane Library

NICE Guideline: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s

23 Sep, 2020 | 14:41h | UTC

Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

[Abstract Only] Two-year, randomized, controlled trial of belimumab in lupus nephritis

17 Sep, 2020 | 09:20h | UTC

Two-Year, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Belimumab in Lupus Nephritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Multisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners

16 Sep, 2020 | 09:14h | UTC

Multisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners – Postgraduate Medicine

[Abstract Only] Preliminary trial on the effectiveness of Curcuma longa extract for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

15 Sep, 2020 | 08:38h | UTC

Effectiveness of Curcuma longa Extract for the Treatment of Symptoms and Effusion–Synovitis of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine

Commentaries: Turmeric May Help Relieve Pain from Knee Osteoarthritis – NEJM Journal Watch

Observational study: Risk of hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

26 Aug, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC

Risk of hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a multinational, retrospective study – The Lancet Rheumatology

Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin increases heart risk, finds global study – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Case report: SARS-CoV-2 in cardiac tissue of a child with COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome

24 Aug, 2020 | 00:38h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 in cardiac tissue of a child with COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Commentary on Twitter

Presence of #SARSCoV2 in heart muscle and endocardial cells in an 11-year-old girl who died of cardiac complications from #COVID19. It's the 1st report of child affected by MIS-C w/ documented presence of viral particles in the hearthttps://t.co/70M8BYaQGy pic.twitter.com/5aHDtpO8SZ

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 20, 2020

Meta-analysis: Intra-articular saline injection as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain

24 Aug, 2020 | 00:27h | UTC

Intra-articular saline injection as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – British Journal of Sports Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Intra-articular saline injection as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

🧐😳👇👀❗️https://t.co/AQB9KtYw98 pic.twitter.com/2FpUEfxepr

— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) August 22, 2020