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2 days ago | 
endocrinologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is significantly associated with certain degenerative changes among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) — particularly plantar and/or Achilles calcaneal spurs, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), and degenerative disc disease (DDD) — but not with peripheral or axial joint damage, according to study results published in Arthritis Care & Research.
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3 days ago | 
rheumatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Fibromyalgia diagnoses among patients in ambulatory settings increased after 2010 and then declined after 2016, with both events following the release of updated diagnostic criteria from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Although the latest update maintains rheumatoid arthritis and major depressive disorder as key comorbidities in fibromyalgia, it may lack the sensitivity to other comorbidities provided by the 2010 criteria. These study results were published in BMC Rheumatology.
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3 days ago | 
psychiatryadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Rumination partially mediates the relationship between body dissatisfaction and restrained eating among university students, and that this mediating effect is significantly moderated by levels of physical activity, such that higher physical activity strengthens the link between body dissatisfaction and rumination, according to study results published in the Journal of Eating Disorders.
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4 days ago | 
psychiatryadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Fibromyalgia diagnoses among patients in ambulatory settings increased after 2010 and then declined after 2016, with both events following the release of updated diagnostic criteria from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Although the latest update maintains rheumatoid arthritis and major depressive disorder as key comorbidities in fibromyalgia, it may lack the sensitivity to other comorbidities provided by the 2010 criteria. These study results were published in BMC Rheumatology.
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4 days ago | 
rheumatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who fail multiple biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) face significant challenges in achieving disease control, with higher risks associated with depression, female sex, obesity, and axial disease, according to study results published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.
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4 days ago | 
rheumatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is significantly associated with certain degenerative changes among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) — particularly plantar and/or Achilles calcaneal spurs, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), and degenerative disc disease (DDD) — but not with peripheral or axial joint damage, according to study results published in Arthritis Care & Research.
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1 week ago | 
endocrinologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Lesbian individuals who use medically assisted reproduction (MAR) have a significantly higher prevalence of multiple live births than heterosexual participants, according to study results published in Fertility and Sterility. Researchers analyzed data from the longitudinal, population-based Nurses’ Health Study II (NHSII) to assess the use of MAR and the prevalence of multiple live births across sexual orientation groups.
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1 week ago | 
dermatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
The prevalence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) among Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) adults is higher than other populations, with distinct clinical characteristics and treatment patterns observed, according to study results published in Arthritis Care & Research. Researchers performed an observational study analyzing medical record data from tribal health organizations who participated in the Alaska Tribal Health System (ATHS) in 2019.
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1 week ago | 
dermatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Oral finasteride use is significantly associated with increased reports of depression and suicidal ideation over time, particularly in the years following widespread awareness of post-finasteride syndrome (PFS), according to study results published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Researchers used data from the United States Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to examine the associations between oral finasteride use and specific adverse events.
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1 week ago | 
endocrinologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) treated with intravitreal aflibercept have a significantly higher risk of adverse renal events, including acute kidney injury and renal-related hospitalization, compared with those treated with ranibizumab, according to study results published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
