New population-based studies show increased risk of dementia and depression in RA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTIn work presented at the 2022 EULAR Congress, Dr Jens Kristian Pedersen and colleagues used data from the DANBIO registry to describe the all-cause...
Favorable balance of benefits and harms of long-term steroid use in RA: GLORIA Trial Medha Baranwal7 Jun 2022 7:00 PM ISTNetherlands: Add-on low-dose prednisolone on standard treatment has beneficial long-term effects on damage progression and disease activity in older...
Antimalarials and electrocardiographic alterations: New data bring confidence Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTPrevious findings on the link between hydroxychloroquine and risk of arrhythmia have been contradictory, with low-level evidence-based results. To...
Methotrexate helps modify disease course of rheumatoid arthritis: BMJ Jacinthlyn Sylvia5 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTNetherlands: Methotrexate, the cornerstone treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), helped to change the course of the disease as evaluated by...
Janssen Pharma launches icare4u program for skin, joint, digestive disorders Ruchika Sharma22 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTMumbai: The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has announced the launch of icare4u, a comprehensive program to support the...
DMARDs may reduce efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine in rheumatoid arthritis patients Medha Baranwal20 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUK: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have a reduced response to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, a...
Rheumatology conference at KIMS hospital: Children too are being affected by rheumatoid arthritis Roshni Dhar15 April 2022 5:43 PM ISTDepartment of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad has organised Clinical Rheumatology Conference on 9th & 10th...
Health Bulletin 14/April/2022 Roshni Dhar14 April 2022 5:35 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:Death Certificate Guidelines by Tamil Nadu Medical Council Referring to the fact that death...
Vegan diet relieves pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 April 2022 11:00 AM ISTWASHINGTON, D.C.- Researchers at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine have found in a new study that a low-fat vegan diet, without...
Switching to IV golimumab from IV infliximab improves disease activity in RA Medha Baranwal5 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Switching to IV-golimumab from IV-infliximab is beneficial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as it may improve drug tolerance and...
Rheumatoid arthritis associated with glaucoma development: JAMA Medha Baranwal28 March 2022 11:15 AM ISTSouth Korea: A recent study in JAMA Network Open suggests that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher risk of primary open-angle...
