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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may be the first trigger for the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in most cases, says an expert.

Moderate to severe synovitis is significantly associated with constant pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), reveals a study.

Moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression have been reported in about one-fourth of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to a study. Such symptoms are associated with pain and stress, but not with other disease manifestations.

Adding duloxetine to usual care does not appear to produce significant relief from chronic osteoarthritis pain as compared with usual care alone, a study has found.

Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has a safety profile that is similar in patients with inflammatory/autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (I-RMD) and those with noninflammatory RMD (NI-RMD), according to a study. The vaccines are well tolerated with rare reports of I-RMD flare and serious adverse events.

Patients with gout consider flare duration, flare frequency, and pain severity when thinking about treatment efficacy over time, according to a study. Of these factors, shorter flare duration is deemed to be the most common indicator of successful treatment.