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Electronic, mobile health interventions improve JIA management
Harnessing electronic (eHealth) and mobile health (mHealth) interventions appears to be an efficient way of supplementing the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), as shown by the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Colchicine touted for prevention of gout flare-ups after COVID-19 vaccination
Gout patients have about sixfold greater odds of experiencing a flare in the first few months after COVID-19 vaccination, but colchicine appears to keep these gout attacks at bay, as shown in a study from China.
New NSAID patch matches diclofenac gel for pain management in knee osteoarthritis
The novel topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) S-flurbiprofen plaster provides relief from pain that appears similar to that achieved with diclofenac gel in patients with knee osteoarthritis, in addition to being well tolerated, according to data from an open-label, noninferiority phase III study.
Selective TYK2 inhibitor safe, works against psoriatic arthritis
Deucravacitinib, a selective TYK2 inhibitor, is well tolerated and appears to produce marked improvements in American College of Rheumatology 20 (ACR20) and other endpoints in the treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to the results of a phase II study.
Schizophrenia genetics not linked to neuropsychiatric features in childhood-onset SLE
No apparent association exists between neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) and known risk loci for schizophrenia in a multiethnic cohort of patients with childhood-onset (c)SLE, reveals a recent study.
Sarcoidosis patients at risk of haematologic, nonmelanoma skin cancers
Sarcoidosis patients with biopsy-verified non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation are at greater risk of haematologic cancers and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in the long term than the general population, a study has found.
