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Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) have reduced levels of anxiety and self-isolation following the initial lockdown period brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a study.

In young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common factors said to significantly influence quality of life (QOL) are physical activity, work/school, fatigue, and self-image, reports a study.

Radiographic index-to-ring finger ratio (IRFR), particularly metacarpal IRFR, helps predict the susceptibility of older adults to trapeziometacarpal joint (TMCJ) osteoarthritis (OA), suggest a Korea study. In addition, visual IRFR is associated with severe TMCJ OA.

In the final progression-free survival (PFS) analysis of the GEMSTONE-301 study, sugemalimab demonstrated sustained efficacy and safety as consolidation treatment for individuals with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease had not progressed following either concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) or sequential CRT (sCRT).

Older adults who sleep before 9 P.M. and have prolonged sleep duration appear to be at an increased risk of dementia, a recent study has found.

Nearly one in four patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer a disease flare during dialysis, with most having haematological manifestations such as thrombocytopaenia, a study has shown.