Women with severe metabolic syndrome (MetS) are at risk for greater structural knee osteoarthritis progression. Metabolic syndrome (MetS)—a clustering of abdominal obesity and other metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension— is a...
Women with severe metabolic syndrome (MetS) are at risk for greater structural knee osteoarthritis progression. Metabolic syndrome (MetS)—a clustering of abdominal obesity and other metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension— is a...
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bimzelx (bimekizumab-bkzx) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), adults with active nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with...
The following is a summary of "Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary effects of lung transplantation in an Italian cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis," published in the September 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Iannone et al. Lung transplantation (LuTx) can be...
The following is a summary of “Effect of the EXOPULSE Mollii Suit on pain and fibromyalgia-related symptoms—A randomized sham-controlled crossover trial,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Mattar et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to...
The following is a summary of “Non-adherence to urate lowering therapy in gout after 5 years is related to poor outcomes—results from the NOR-Gout study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Uhlig et al. Patients with gout need long-term...
Muscular dystrophies represent a group of disorders characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. An important subgroup are the dystrophin-related muscular dystrophies caused by variants in the DMD gene. They can be divided into the more severe...
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bimzelx (bimekizumab-bkzx) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), adults with active nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with...
The following is a summary of "Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary effects of lung transplantation in an Italian cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis," published in the September 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Iannone et al. Lung transplantation (LuTx) can be...
The following is a summary of “Effect of the EXOPULSE Mollii Suit on pain and fibromyalgia-related symptoms—A randomized sham-controlled crossover trial,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Mattar et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to...
The following is a summary of “Non-adherence to urate lowering therapy in gout after 5 years is related to poor outcomes—results from the NOR-Gout study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Uhlig et al. Patients with gout need long-term...
Muscular dystrophies represent a group of disorders characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. An important subgroup are the dystrophin-related muscular dystrophies caused by variants in the DMD gene. They can be divided into the more severe...
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