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Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says. Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic s...

Psoriatic Arthritis Tied to Delays in Diagnosis Compared With Rheumatoid Arthritis

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have delays in diagnosis compared with those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online March 29 in...

Overactive Bladder Positively Associated With Arthritis

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 – Overactive bladder (OAB) is associated with arthritis, with a positive association seen after adjustment for all covariates, according to a study published online Feb. 13...

Arthritis Sufferers Don't Get The Mental Health Support They Need, Study Says

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – People with inflammatory arthritis run a substantially increased risk for mood disorders like depression and anxiety. But these mental health concerns aren’t being a...

FDA Approves Avtozma (tocilizumab-anoh), a Biosimilar to Actemra

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 30, 2025 – Celltrion today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Avtozma® (CT-P47, tocilizumab-anoh) in both an intravenous (IV) and ...

Age at First Birth May Influence Later Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – Women with an age at first birth (AFB) younger than 26 or older than 35 years have a higher risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis later in life, according to a study...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Causally Linked to Prostate Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Genetically predicted rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is causally associated with prostate cancer (PCa), according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Medicine. Shihua Ye,...

Childhood Maltreatment May Up Risk for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disorders

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 – On a global scale, childhood maltreatment is associated with a higher risk for developing some immune-mediated inflammatory disorders (IMIDs), according to a study...

More Than Half of People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Anemia

THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – Anemia is prevalent among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in Cureus. Jamal Shah, M.B.B.S., from Khyber Teaching ...

Bidirectional Association Found Between Rheumatoid Arthritis, COPD

FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – There is a bidirectional association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a review published online Dec. 1 in...

Could Olumiant Be A New Way to Treat Sjögren’s Disease? Researchers Are Hopeful

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – An existing drug might be able to treat an autoimmune disorder that causes dry eye, dry mouth, fatigue and muscle or joint pain. Baricitinib (Olumiant), a drug currently used...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Risk for New Heart Failure

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher rate of heart failure subtypes, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in Arthritis Care & Research. Yumeko...

Certain Foods May Cut Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis

TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 – Moderate alcohol consumption and eating oily fish, fruits, and cereals may reduce the risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a review published online Nov. 26...

Postmenopausal Women Have Higher Risk for Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- Postmenopausal women, particularly those who experience early menopause, may have a higher risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a review published ...

Infertility Without Treatment Linked to Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease After Childbirth

TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – For women who give birth, infertility without fertility treatment is associated with an increased risk for incident systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD), according...

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