Rheumatology

ChatGPT4 may be a game-changer for patient education in lupus, with a new study showing its responses match or even exceed those of specialists in key areas like patient satisfaction and empathy.

Obesity significantly diminishes the effectiveness of urate-lowering therapy in male gout patients, according to a new study. Only 38.9% of obese patients achieved target serum urate levels compared to 63.8% of normal-weight patients, highlighting the need for integrated weight management in gout treatment.

A Mediterranean diet combined with exercise significantly improves muscle function, pain, and inflammation in females with rheumatoid arthritis.

A new predictive model accurately assesses arthritis risk using common health indicators, offering potential for early prevention.

Study reveals ANCA positivity in 22.4% of patients with ILD, with implications on survival.

New research suggests that patients with obesity who undergo knee or hip replacements can lower their risk of revision surgery by losing weight after the procedure with anti-obesity medications.

A large-scale analysis of five clinical trials of belimumab has found that normalizing serology enhances the effectiveness of treat-to-target strategies in SLE.

New research suggests that cycling between JAK inhibitors may be more effective than switching to biologic DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis patients who do not initially respond to JAKis.