Metformin Use Linked to Lower Risk for Joint Replacement in T2DM
Reduced risk seen for total knee replacement and total hip replacement with metformin use
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Vitamin D No Aid for Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms
Results consistent regardless of pretreatment 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
IV Immune Globulin Bests Placebo for Dermatomyositis
More adults receiving IVIG versus placebo had Total Improvement Score of at least 20 at 16 weeks
Cardiovascular Benefits of Statins Outweigh Low Risk for Muscle Symptoms
Only one of 15 muscle symptom-related reports by study participants assigned to statins believed to be due to statins
Intraosseous Morphine Reduces Postop Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Visual Analog Scale pain score lower at one, two, three, and five hours postoperatively
Risk for Shoulder Conditions Small After Vaccination in Deltoid Muscle
Incidence of shoulder conditions per 10,000 vaccinations was 1.22 for adults (age 18 years or older) and 0.05 for children (age 3 to 17 years)
Evidence Weighed for Perioperative Use of bDMARDs
Limited evidence suggests that continuing biological DMARDs may lower risk for disease flares without increasing risk for postop complications
New Indication: Rinvoq for Psoriatic Arthritis
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Study Supports Bimekizumab for Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
The ongoing phase 3 BE MOBILE 1 study compared the efficacy and safety of bimekizumab to placebo in adults with active nr-axSpA.
New Drugs Approved in 2021
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