Methods We have reviewed advances in rheumatology that can be easily integrated into
routine clinical practice and highlighted areas where appropriate treatment has been shown …

About half of US adults have at least one chronic health condition, and the prevalence of
multiple (two or more) chronic conditions increased from 21.8% in 2001 to 25.5% in 2012 (1 …

Phase 3 trials are the mainstay of drug development across medicine but have often not met
expectations set by preceding phase 2 studies. A systematic meta-analysis evaluated all …

Aims and objectives To derive new conceptual understanding about how women with
rheumatoid arthritis manage their illness, motherhood and paid work, based on a …

Shouldn’t Standard Rheumatology Clinical Care Be Evidence-Based Rather Than
Eminence-Based, Eloquence-Based, or Elegance- Base Page 1 1 Pincus and Tugwell …

Objective Over the past 15 years, developments in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
have resulted in better clinical outcomes. The aim of the present study was to explore how …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that primarily
affects joints. The several mechanisms involved in the development of the disease are not …

Concurrent with the recent enthusiasm for qualitative research in the health fields, an
energetic call for methods by which to synthesize the knowledge has been generated on …

Background Reaching the therapeutic target of remission or low-disease activity has
improved outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) significantly. The treat-to-target …

July 2018: NICE has made new recommendations on treat-to-target strategy, initial
pharmacological management, symptom control and monitoring. The recommendations and …