The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
My highly opinionated news-blog draws inspiration from both the science and the art of Rheumatology.
Six causes of dactylitis (sausage fingers) Dactylitis is swelling of the fingers that causes a sausage-like appearance. Learn about causes of dactylitis, including syphilis and sickle cell disease. medicalnewstoday.com Dactylitis…
Nail findings distinguish between psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis Nail findings distinguished patients with psoriatic arthritis from those with psoriasis without arthritis, with transverse grooves being a significant factor, according to recently…
FDA Approves Tremfya (guselkumab) for Plaque Psoriasis (VOYAGE & NAVIGATE Trials) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the IL-23 inhibitor, Tremfya (guselkumab), for patients with moderate to severe…
Psoriasis: Biologics bring potential for long-term remission off treatment GENEVA – The results of an extension study of two pivotal secukinumab studies point to a previously… mdedge.com TNF inhibitors associated…
Longer Psoriasis Duration May Mean Higher CVD Risk Effect size 'similar to that of smoking' medpagetoday.com Study underscores antipsoriatic effect of gastric bypass surgery Psoriasis improvement may be based on…
The Mast Cell: New Target in SpA? Nilotinib shows biomarker, clinical benefits in peripheral spondyloarthritis medpagetoday.com A proof-of-concept study with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor nilotinib in spondyloarthritis To evaluate the…
Clinical REmission in peripheral SPondyloArthritis (CRESPA): Golimumab Effective for Early Peripheral Spondyloarthritis First results from the CRESPA trial show… medscape.com CRESPA: Drug-Free Remission Achieved in Early Peripheral SpA More than…
Fibromyalgia is not axial spondyloarthritis: Towards an appropriate use of the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) classification criteria for axial SpA © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University…
Lower Tx Dose in Ankylosing Spondylitis Possible Dose reduction may mean substantial savings with minimal clinical risk medpagetoday.com Long-term TNFi tapering possible for some with ankylosing spondylitis BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND –…
Tofacitinib in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a phase II, 16-week, randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study Objectives To compare efficacy and safety of various doses of tofacitinib, an oral Janus kinase inhibitor,…
