Rheumatology

Smart gout management improved self-care, serum uric acid control, and renal markers in suburban patients.

Gout flare resolution means more than pain relief, with patients describing recovery as a return to normal daily life.

Type 2 diabetes remission after sleeve gastrectomy may be linked to higher skeletal muscle, new data suggest.

Rheumatology nursing training gaps may leave early-career nurses underprepared for complex patient care.

Cognitive screening remains underused in childhood lupus care despite strong rheumatologist concern about long-term patient impact.

Sjögren’s disease may carry a substantial psychological burden, with depression, anxiety, fatigue, and brain fog affecting care.

Systemic lupus erythematosus is entering a new therapeutic era as precision immunotherapy strategies target disease-driving immune mechanisms with increasing specificity and potential durability.

Physical activity is now recommended as standard care in arthritis, with new guidance emphasizing behavior change and reduced sedentary time.

Hormonal transitions across the lifespan may reshape sex differences in Sjogren’s disease risk and prevalence patterns.

Higher ultra-processed food intake was linked to greater thigh muscle fat on MRI in at-risk adults.

Early lung function decline may help predict progression in patients at risk of systemic sclerosis, according to new longitudinal data.

Adult IgA vasculitis may carry greater renal and gastrointestinal risks. Read more about diagnosis and management.

Whole-body cryotherapy significantly improves pain, function, and disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, a new meta-analysis finds.

Gout inflammation may follow a timed molecular sequence that opens distinct therapeutic windows for phase-specific treatment.

Lupus nephritis biomarkers remain a major area of interest, but few currently show enough evidence to reflect kidney histopathology and support clinical use.

Rheumatoid arthritis risk criteria may help identify which patients with arthralgia are most likely to progress.

Long-term secukinumab treatment preserved bone structure and controlled disease activity in psoriatic arthritis over 48 months.

Nanotechnology therapeutics may improve autoimmune disease treatment by enhancing targeting, lowering toxicity, and enabling immune modulation.

Sjögren’s disease linked to higher cancer risk in patients and close relatives in this cohort study.

Gout biomarkers linked to lipids, amino acids, and genes may help refine future therapeutic targeting. Read more.

Ixekizumab achieved high clinical response rates in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a Phase III trial.

A new transition success score for pediatric rheumatology patients provides a structured method to evaluate outcomes when adolescents move from pediatric to adult care.

Manual acupuncture alleviates rheumatoid arthritis pain by targeting the spinal microglia via NF-κB/STAT3.

Respiratory biologics were prescribed to few eligible adults with asthma and obesity, yet reduced exacerbations significantly.

Large vessel vasculitis may present as leg pain, and FDG-PET/CT uncovered lower extremity predominant disease in 16 patients today.

In outpatient axial spondyloarthritis care, radiographic hip involvement affected 13.90% and aligned with greater severity overall.

Proximal hamate autograft reconstructed a proximal scaphoid non-union after recurrent fixation, achieving union within 10.0 weeks.

MRI demonstrates psoas and rectus atrophy plus lower trunk and hip strength in chronic low back pain compared with healthy controls.

A rheumatology podiatry service trial will test feasibility of improving patient-centered foot outcomes in rheumatologic disorders.

Early-stage knee osteoarthritis may involve knee underloading, with lower second contact force peaks during barefoot walking.

Novel cartilage imaging methodologies are sharpening identification of joint damage, and monitoring response in rheumatic diseases.

In juvenile localized scleroderma, mycophenolate mofetil matched methotrexate in lowering activity, and had fewer fatigue symptoms.

Worldwide survey shows chronic urticaria prevalence estimates differ, and physicians may underestimate sleep, activity, and impact.

In women and men, creatine monohydrate appears safe when used appropriately with no proven cancer or kidney risk in healthy adults.

A video-guided exercise program cut disability and fear of movement for two years after lumbar surgery in Japan a 24-month trial.

Acne incidence was higher in transmasculine transgender individuals, peaking after testosterone initiation, in matched EHR cohorts.

Knee osteoarthritis was linked to lower tibial cortical volumetric bone mineral density despite slightly higher DXA BMD in midlife.

In knee osteoarthritis, an inflammation biomarker subtype linked to higher KOOS, WOMAC, NRS, and PainDETECT scores across measures.

A systematic meta-analysis reported 88.0% returning to sport after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, regardless of implant design.

Qualitative interviews found trust and clear roles shape vaccination decisions in inflammatory rheumatologic disease care settings.