2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 18, 2021
Effectiveness and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis: Network meta-analysis 1. Topical diclofenac ...
Tag: rheumatology
Cardiovascular safety of hydroxychloroquine in veterans with rheumatoid arthritis
1. Among a large, matched cohort of veterans with rheumatoid arthritis, initiation of hydroxychloroquine was not associated with a higher ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind May 17, 2021
Cardiovascular safety of hydroxychloroquine in veterans with rheumatoid arthritis 1. Among a large, matched cohort of veterans with rheumatoid arthritis, ...
Sonelokimab 120 mg or less showed significant clinical benefit over placebo in patients with plaque psoriasis
1. At 12 weeks, the proportion of patients with an IGA score of 0 or 1 was significantly greater in ...
Web-based intervention of self-directed strengthening exercises improved pain and functional capacity for patients with osteoarthritis
1. Among a cohort of patients with knee osteoarthritis, a web-based intervention of self-directed strengthening exercises and activity guidance supported ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 19, 2021
Effects of a self-directed web-based strengthening exercise and physical activity program supported by automated text messages for people with knee ...
Avacopan non-inferior to prednisone in the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis
1. For the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis, avacopan was non-inferior to prednisone taper for the number of remissions at week ...
Tocilizumab is superior to rituximab for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with low or absent B-cell lineage expression
1. Among patients categorized as B-cell poor group via RNA sequencing, tocilizumab had a significantly higher response rate than rituximab. ...
Presence of rheumatic and musculoskeletal comorbidities were not associated with significant alterations in COVID-19 pneumonia-related clinical outcomes
1. There were no significant differences in symptom duration, length of hospital stay, and chest X-ray score between patients hospitalized ...
Tofacitinib may be an effective treatment for nail psoriasis
1. In a posthoc analysis of 2, phase 3 randomized controlled trials of over 1000 patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, ...
