Background/purpose Social media (SM) has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, providing platforms for networking and ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of a strategy administering baricitinib versus one using TNF-inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after conventional synthetic ...

Objective Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) induces bone loss and increases fracture risk, yet baseline bone mineral density (BMD) assessment is rarely performed.

Objective To study the pathophysiological differences of EGPA and IgG 4-related disease (RD) by clarifying their clinical, pathological and immunological features. Methods Clinical and pathological ...

Objective This multicentre randomised controlled trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of iguratimod (IGU) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with active primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS ...

Objective To perform a systematic literature review (SLR) about the effect of non-pharmacological interventions delivered by non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage osteoporotic ...

Background Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), like baricitinib, are used as monotherapy (MONO) and in combination with methotrexate (MTX) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This study aimed to ...

Background Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) MRI is commonly used in diagnosing spondyloarthritis (SpA). Current Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) recommendations on reporting SIJ MRIs ...

Objectives Discontinuation or continuation of maintenance immunosuppressive therapy (MIST) after a severe lupus nephritis (LN) requires measuring the risk of relapse but reliable clinical and ...

Objectives We aimed to investigate medication utilisation trends during pregnancy and identify factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Objectives To compare the efficacy of ozoralizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with or without large joint involvement (LJI). Methods A post hoc analysis was conducted for Japanese ...

Objective To characterise phenotype and functional profibrotic M2 markers in circulating monocytes and cultured monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) from systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients (pts) with ...