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Weight-bearing recreational physical activities may lead to knee osteoarthritis (OA) in individuals with low levels of lower-limb muscle mass, according to a study.

Children and adolescents with overweight and obesity may be predisposed to low back pain, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis who are exposed to higher doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appear to have an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study.

A program that teaches self-administered acupressure (SAA), coupled with a brief knee health education, works well in terms of alleviating knee pain and improving mobility in middle-aged and older adults with probable knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study from Hong Kong.

In the treatment of radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), the 2-year incidence of spinal radiographic progression is low and not different between secukinumab and adalimumab biosimilar, as shown in the phase IIIb study SURPASS study.

The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors lowers the risk of incident gout or recurrent gout flares among patients with type 2 diabetes who are taking metformin, as shown in a study.

Among hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), factors such as low immunoglobulin, anti-dsDNA antibody positivity, and cyclophosphamide use contribute to an increased risk of recurrent severe infections, according to a study.