Rheumatology

A 10-year study of 177 axial spondyloarthritis patients found difficult-to-manage disease was rare but carried a high socio-economic burden.

A prospective cohort study of 248 adults with SLE linked low hydroxychloroquine blood levels and poor adherence to higher predicted cardiovascular risk.

A nationwide cohort of 25,568 siblings found sharply elevated, sex-specific cardiovascular and thromboembolic risk after diagnosis.

A cohort study of 133 patients has shown that the LAMDA score outperforms standard tools for assessing lupus arthritis in SLE trials.

A EUSTAR case-control study of 454 patients found antibody status, smoking and ILD shaped cancer risk in systemic sclerosis.

Does longer therapy exposure raise cancer risk in spondyloarthritis? A nationwide French cohort found no evidence it does.

Accelerometer data from 61,904 adults showed a delayed sleep midpoint was associated with an 8% higher hazard of osteoarthritis.

A 13-country study found that patients in wealthier nations were more likely to discontinue biologic therapy for PsA and axSpA, despite generally better access to treatment.