News & Updates

People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with the risk even greater for those with seropositivity, according to a study.

In the treatment of patients with gout, febuxostat plus a low-purine diet helps reduce inflammatory factors and pain, according to a study.

Early-onset sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity are increasingly common among young adults in the US, with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) being associated with an increased risk of muscle loss, according to a study.

Supplementation with krill oil does not appear to produce significant improvements in knee pain in individuals with knee osteoarthritis, as shown in a study.

A plant-based dietary pattern helps lower the risk of developing gout, but only when making healthy food and beverage selections, according to a study.

Women who consume anthocyanin-rich foods in high amounts appear to have a lower prevalence of hyperuricaemia, regardless of the presence of metabolic syndrome, as reported in a study.

In people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), inactivated COVID-19 vaccines prove safe and effective at lowering the risk of COVID-19–related pneumonia, as shown in a study from China.

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) shows a greater association with traditional LVDD than SSC-specific risk factors, reveals a study. Of note, SSc-ILD patients with LVDD appear to have worse dyspnoea and survival.