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NICE updates guidance for managing RA
NICE has set out updated advice on managing RA, with new recommendations on treatment, the aim of tr...
Contraceptive pill linked to reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Taking oral contraceptive for seven or more consecutive years is linked to a 19% lower risk of devel...
Salty food and smoking doubles arthritis risk, warn researchers
Smokers who eat a diet high in salt have double the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, researc...
RA diagnosis delayed by reliance on key test, GPs told
GPs should not rely on the rheumatoid factor (RF) test to rule out arthritis, experts have said, aft...
Rheumatoid arthritis increases fatal blood clot risk
Rheumatoid arthritis greatly increases the risk of potentially fatal blood clots, despite not being ...
GPs back bid to speed up rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses
Plans to pay hospitals to accelerate the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis following a GP referral h...
Scotland approves psoriatic arthritis drug
GPs in Scotland can now prescribe golimumab for treating psoriatic arthritis on the NHS after it was...
Lack of research undermines GP diagnosis of polymyalgia
Early diagnosis of the most common inflammatory rheumatic disorder seen by GPs is being hindered by ...
Arthritis drug can lower CHD risk by blocking plaques
A rheumatoid arthritis drug could be used to prevent CHD, according to researchers who have identifi...
NICE approves golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis
Patients in England can now access golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis on the NHS, NICE has ruled, bu...
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