Rheumatology
Systematic Review: Belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus
2 Mar, 2021 | 01:11h | UTCBelimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus – Cochrane Library
Joint Statement: Hydroxychloroquine use with respect to retinal toxicity
28 Feb, 2021 | 20:41h | UTCCommentary: Societies Agree on Eye Safety for HCQ – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND ACR, medical societies reach consensus on hydroxychloroquine retinopathy – Healio (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
🆕 Joint statement on #Hydroxychloroquine use with respect to retinal toxicity 👀 by several #rheumatology and #opthtalmology societies. #ocular #toxicity relates to #HCQ dosage and duration of use and is seen in 4.3% to 13.8% of patients 🔎#Lupus #SLEhttps://t.co/ocFSCmgVsN
— Laurent ARNAUD (@Lupusreference) February 18, 2021
RCT: Effect of telephone cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in older adults with osteoarthritis pain
25 Feb, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCCommentary: Effective treatment for insomnia delivered in a few short phone calls – University of Washington
Musculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:43h | UTCMusculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging – Skeletal Radiology
Commentaries: Radiological images confirm ‘COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself’ – Northwestern University AND Imaging highlights COVID-19’s MSK manifestations – AuntMinnie
RCT: Avacopan for the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis
18 Feb, 2021 | 02:50h | UTCAvacopan for the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT: Among patients with knee osteoarthritis, high-intensity strength training was not associated with better outcomes compared with low-intensity strength training or an attention control
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:24h | UTCCommentary: No Benefit from High-Intensity Strength Training for Knee Osteoarthritis – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary on Twitter
Hot from press: JAMA paper puts question mark on the effectiveness of both low- and high-intensity exercise for knee OA pain. Attention controls had similar improvement. Contextual effects and RTM phenomenon in OA may be powerful! https://t.co/EBrXZcvyXH@OARSInews @JAMA_current pic.twitter.com/880InW1Lag
— Martin Englund (@dr_englund) February 16, 2021
Effect of High-Intensity Strength Training on Knee Pain and Knee Joint Compressive Forces Among Adults With Knee OsteoarthritisThe START Randomized Clinical Trial
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— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) February 16, 2021
Cohort study: Risk factors associated with transition from acute to chronic low back pain
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Risk Factors Associated With Transition From Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in US Patients Seeking Primary Care
👀👀👇👇https://t.co/DzpfvWMzIV pic.twitter.com/qzvoJL2Mxf
— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) February 16, 2021
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review – JAMA (free or a limited period)
Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCEffectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview – Physical Therapy
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Initial safety trial results find Tofacitinib, used for arthritis and ulcerative colitis, may increase the risk of serious heart-related problems and cancer
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:00h | UTCCommentary: Arthritis, Colitis Drug Tied to Heart-Related Problems and Cancer – NEJM Journal Watch
Randomized trial: Effect of diacerein vs. celecoxib on symptoms in knee osteoarthritis
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCCommentary: Noninferiority of diacerein to celecoxib demonstrated for knee OA pain – Medwire News
Cohort study: Association of maternal autoimmune disease with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in children
26 Jan, 2021 | 00:40h | UTCAssociation of Maternal Autoimmune Disease With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: More Evidence Linking Autoimmune Diseases to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Risk of ADHD may increase if expectant mother has autoimmune disorder, study says – CNN AND Study Suggests Maternal Autoimmune Disease Linked to ADHD in Children – Physician’s Weekly AND Maternal Autoimmune Diseases Linked to ADHD in Children – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary on Twitter
Maternal autoimmune disease has been associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in offspring. A new study at #jamapeds reports a similar association for offspring development of ADHD. https://t.co/Kcm1hhXkHh pic.twitter.com/DBNvhATtX2
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) January 20, 2021
Meta-analysis: Multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections are no better than placebo for osteoarthritis pain
25 Jan, 2021 | 00:56h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Little benefit from antidepressants for the treatment of back pain and osteoarthritis
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCCommentary: Do antidepressants help back pain and osteoarthritis? – University of Sidney AND Antidepressants largely ineffective for back pain and osteoarthritis – The BMJ
Editorial: Antidepressants for musculoskeletal pain – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence published by @bmj_latest https://t.co/pBmzSx0NLk @giovanni_ef
— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) January 21, 2021
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic strategies in difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review informing the EULAR recommendations for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:08h | UTC
Randomized trial: Stable supportive shoes improve knee osteoarthritis symptoms when compared to flat flexible shoes
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:08h | UTCThe Effect of Flat Flexible Versus Stable Supportive Shoes on Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary for Patients: The Effect of Flat Flexible Versus Stable Supportive Shoes on Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms
Commentary: Stable, Supportive Shoes Better for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain – NEJM Journal Watch
[Preprint] Randomized trial: Arthritis drugs improve survival in critically ill patients with Covid-19
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:56h | UTCCommentaries: Covid-19: Arthritis drugs improve survival in intensive care patients, shows study – The BMJ AND Arthritis drugs could help save lives of Covid patients, research finds – The Guardian AND Expert comment – Two potentially life-saving drugs for critically ill COVID-19 patients – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs will now be used to treat the patients with severe covid-19 in intensive care, after new findings have shown that they significantly improve survival and cut the time spent in hospital by a week to 10 days https://t.co/cxNM64L5S6
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 8, 2021
Axial spondyloarthritis: New advances in diagnosis and management
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:22h | UTCState of the Art Review: Axial spondyloarthritis: new advances in diagnosis and management – The BMJ
NICE Guideline: Osteoarthritis care and management
13 Dec, 2020 | 23:19h | UTCOsteoarthritis: care and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Supplement: Lupus in the 21st Century
13 Dec, 2020 | 23:13h | UTCHomepage: Lupus in the 21st Century
Editorial: Lupus in the 21st century
- Classifying and diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus in the 21st century
- New biomarkers in SLE: from bench to bedside
- Treatment targets in SLE: remission and low disease activity state
- Long-term outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus: trends over time and major contributors
- Lupus nephritis: clinical presentations and outcomes in the 21st century
- The management of neuropsychiatric lupus in the 21st century: still so many unmet needs?
- The patient’s perspective: are quality of life and disease burden a possible treatment target in systemic lupus erythematosus?
- Treating systemic lupus erythematosus in the 21st century: new drugs and new perspectives on old drugs
Observational study: Even low dose oral glucocorticoids linked to increased cardiovascular risk in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases
8 Dec, 2020 | 07:35h | UTCCommentary: Patients receiving low dose steroid at increased risk of cardiovascular disease – Public Library of Science
Randomized trial: In treatment naive early rheumatoid arthritis, a treatment based on methotrexate and low dose corticosteroids was safe and effective and non-inferior to certolizumab and tocilizumab, but not to abatacept
3 Dec, 2020 | 08:35h | UTC
Opinion: “Proposed British guidelines reject useless chronic fatigue syndrome treatments”
19 Nov, 2020 | 09:22h | UTCProposed British guidelines reject useless chronic fatigue syndrome treatments – STAT
NICE Draft Guideline: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or 6 encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management
Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompromised adults: A consensus statement regarding initial strategies
17 Nov, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCEditorial: Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults – CHEST
[Not published yet – presented at #ACR20] Randomized trial: Methotrexate improves function in people with knee osteoarthritis after 3 months
9 Nov, 2020 | 01:19h | UTC