Patients with lupus nephritis have a similar risk for severe infection compared with patients with diabetic kidney disease, and higher risks compared with primary glomerular diseases and ADPKD.
A 3-month threshold for sustained LLDAS or remission offers protection against damage accrual and disease flares and is an attainable treat-to-target endpoint in SLE.
An ePal lowers pain and pain-related hospitalizations in patients with advanced cancer better than usual care.
Patients aged at least 50 years with higher weight-adjusted waist circumference index measurements may face an increased risk for hyperuricemia.
HealthDay News — A behavioral pain self-management intervention is effective for chronic pain in people living with HIV, according to a study published online July 15 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
A review and meta-analysis suggests that people with chronic pain have heightened interoceptive sensibility but impaired interoceptive accuracy.
Approximately four in 10 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have anxiety, depression, or fibromyalgia.
Leslie J Crofford, MD, and Asimina Lazaridou, PhD, offer insight on the use of CBT and mindfulness-based interventions for managing fibromyalgia symptoms.
This interim analysis included 225 patients with JIA. Tofacitinib treatment durations ranged from 5 days to 44 weeks prior to entering the LTE. The follow-up period in the LTE averaged 37.3 months, ...
Physical activity may be particularly important to manage depression symptoms in people with greater osteoarthritis-related pain.
Post-bariatric surgery uses of GLP-1RAs and non-GLP-1RAs were associated with similar safety profiles and weight loss benefits.
Greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower odds of depression in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.