Iona Walton
Arthritis drug methotrexate seems to reduce blood cancer symptoms
A simple arthritis drug – methotrexate – can reduce symptoms for people with polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET), two types of blood cancer. Continue reading
People with gout should be screened for kidney disease, experts warn
Gout is identified as a risk factor for kidney disease in new research in BMJ Open highlighting the need for healthcare professionals and patients to get the inflammatory form of arthritis under control as a top priority. Continue reading
BMI impacts on knee replacement surgery in people with rheumatoid arthritis
Gender, body mass index (BMI) and location impact on joint replacement surgery in people with rheumatoid arthritis says a study in Epidemiology Research. Continue reading
Telemedicine used by people with higher rheumatoid arthritis activity
Video telemedicine is more likely to be used by people with rheumatoid arthritis who have higher disease activity, positive expectations of the technology and whose healthcare professionals have used it more often, according to findings in Arthritis Care & Research. Continue reading
Older non-exercisers build muscle when they begin exercising as well as athletes
Older people who have never taken part in exercise programmes have the same ability to build muscle mass as highly trained master athletes of a similar age, according to new research in Frontiers in Physiology. Continue reading
