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Use of bone densitometry to grade hip OA could be boon to diagnosis, prognosis
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- Sara Freeman
A novel, semi-automated scoring system enables dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scans of the hip to be graded and provide useful clinical...
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Lupus may lead to worse stroke outcomes for women, but not men
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- Sara Freeman
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were 20% more likely to have a prolonged hospital stay and 28% less likely to have a routine home...
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IBD risk ‘uncertain’ in biologic-treated AxSpA patients
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- Sara Freeman
“Enormous uncertainty” surrounds the risk of inflammatory bowel disease associated with biologic treatment in patients with axial...
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Wearable sensors deemed reliable for home gait assessment in knee OA
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- Sara Freeman
Remote use of wearable gait sensors appears reliable but yields results slightly different from those achieved in the laboratory, researchers from...
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OARSI sets sights on classifying early-stage knee OA
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- Sara Freeman
“Early-stage knee OA classification criteria, we believe are critically required,” Gillian Hawker, MD, MSc, said at the OARSI 2022 World Congress...
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Inadequate pain relief in OA, high opioid use before TKA
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- Sara Freeman
Rates of inadequate pain relief in knee and hip OA, and high opioid use before total knee replacement surgery were reported in separate studies at...
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Weight gain may exacerbate structural damage in knee OA
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- Sara Freeman
Weight changes can have a significant effect on the structural progression of knee OA, according to new findings from Osteoarthritis Initiative...
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High comorbidity rate seen before osteoarthritis diagnosis
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- Sara Freeman
More than 40 medical conditions were positively associated with having a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis in a large, nested case-control study.
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Early meniscal surgery on par with active rehab in under 40s
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- Sara Freeman
Early meniscal surgery in people aged under 40 years was not better than an exercise and education program in the randomized controlled DREAM...
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Artificial intelligence aids assessment of UC activity, remission
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- Sara Freeman
AI systems have the potential to supplement the services of expert histopathologists and endoscopists rather than replace them.
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Endoscopic healing of Crohn’s disease could differ by biologic
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- Sara Freeman
Infliximab biosimilar and adalimumab resulted in better endoscopic healing rates than either vedolizumab or ustekinumab in a post-hoc pooled...
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IBD-VTE score serves as reminder to assess postdischarge risk
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- Sara Freeman
The new score is based on data from a large number of patients and uses eight readily available patient factors.
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LUCENT-1: Mirikizumab sees phase 3 success in UC treatment
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- Sara Freeman
Mirikizumab targets a subunit of interleukin 23, which has shown promise in other conditions.
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‘Superdonor’ samples don’t increase FMT success in ulcerative colitis
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- Sara Freeman
RESTORE-UC trial results contradict positive results seen in previous trials despite using highly standardized, “superdonor” samples.
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More exercise for people with hemophilia, experts advise
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- Sara Freeman
Physical activity can improve “quality of life” in people with hemophilia.