Tag: Arthritis: Rheumatoid
COVID-19-Linked Changes Reported in Rheumatic Disease Patient Care
Forty-two percent of patients report change in care in previous two weeks
Factors ID’d in Quitting Smoking for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Being new to rheumatology care, treated at rural community health system up likelihood of quitting smoking
Asthma, COPD Linked to Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Risk for rheumatoid arthritis up after adjustment for covariates, including smoking pack-years/status
Serum Folate Tied to CV Mortality Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Serum folate levels above 4.3 ng/mL tied to lower cardiovascular mortality with rheumatoid arthritis
MRI-Identified Damage Tied to Patient-Reported RA Function
Association seen for MRI-assessed hand/wrist bone and cartilage damage but not inflammation
Reproductive Health Guidelines Issued for Rheumatic Diseases
Evidence reviewed for contraception, fertility, pregnancy, HRT, medication use in RMD patients
Risk for Adverse Events Up With Low-Dose Methotrexate
Risks increased for skin cancer and GI, pulmonary, infectious, hematologic adverse events
Mood Disorders Common With Rheumatoid Arthritis
More than one in eight patients has depression and one in seven has anxiety
Adherence to Ideal Pathway in Pregnancy Reduces Risks in RA
Risk for overall adverse pregnancy outcome, miscarriage/perinatal death lowered to level of controls
Depression May Worsen QOL in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Depression also linked to higher RA disease activity, but no ties seen to pain or functional disability
