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Past articles by Nancy:

CV Risk in PsA: Do Drugs Matter?

Study weighs in on heart safety of TNF inhibitors versus other biologics → Read More

Avacopan for ANCA Vasculitis: A New Treatment Paradigm?

Remission rates not inferior to prednisone -- the 'unthinkable' achieved → Read More

Military Burn Pits Linked With RA Seropositivity

Highest risks for anti-CCP antibodies seen for smokers and those with the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope genes → Read More

ICI-Linked Arthritis: Risks for Persistence

Less improvement in joint symptoms with longer duration of use and combo regimens → Read More

Ulcerative Colitis: Biologic Horizons Widen

Large trials show efficacy for ustekinumab and vedolizumab → Read More

Cosentyx Safety Confirmed Through 5 Years

Safety profile favorable in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis → Read More

For Dermatomyositis, Mortality Marker ID'd

IgG2 isotype of anti-TIF1 predicted both cancer and mortality → Read More

No Rise in Cancer Risk for RA Patients on Actemra

Similar to malignancy risk with TNF inhibitors and abatacept → Read More

Hit Harder Early in PsA?

Initiation of biologic therapy early in the course of psoriatic arthritis doubled the remission rate at week 22 in a randomized trial. In patients who had previously received neither methotrexate nor a biologic agent, the remission rate among those who were given monthly subcutaneous golimumab (Simponi) plus methotrexate was 81% compared with 42% for those given methotrexate alone (P=0.004),… → Read More

Abatacept Retention Higher Without Prior Biologics

Earlier use in rheumatoid arthritis may improve efficacy → Read More

Stop Smoking and Stop RA?

Risk for rheumatoid arthritis declined with many years' cessation, but some risk remained → Read More

Cancer Treatment and Arthritis: A Growing Complaint

Will checkpoint inhibitor-related arthritis outstrip RA in frequency? → Read More

Could RA Be Prevented?

Targeting B cells during prodromal phase of rheumatoid arthritis shows promise → Read More

Bone Erosions Common in Gout

The strongest risk factor was the presence of tophi → Read More

Year in Review: Crohn's Disease

Newer treatments make inroads, but risks and obstacles remain → Read More

Clinical Challenges: Are You Up to Date on RA?

Three questions on fine-tuning treatment for rheumatoid arthritis → Read More

ACR: Success with Stem Cells in Severe Scleroderma

Patients remained off DMARDs for more than a decade → Read More

Abuse in Childhood and Arthritis Linked

The more severe and frequent the abuse, the greater the risk of arthritis in adulthood → Read More

Vasculitis: A Link with IBD?

High rates of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis seen in patients with giant cell arteritis → Read More

High Urate Does Predict Gout Risk

* Asymptomatic men and women were at increased risk for clinically diagnosed gout during almost 30 years of follow-up when their baseline serum urate level was elevated, according to a Swedish disease risk factor database. * Realize that asymptomatic hyperuricemia is common, with an estimated prevalence of 10% to 20% in Western populations, but only 10% to 20% of individuals with hyperuricemia… → Read More