Objectives Cardiopulmonary involvement (CPI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The 6 min walk test (6MWT) is widely used to assess functional capacity, but its ...

Objective To identify the best evidence on the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in reducing fatigue in people with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (I-RMDs) and to ...

Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis that has been increasing in both prevalence and incidence. Consequently, management of refractory and chronic gout has been gaining attention. Onset of gout is ...

What does this study add? Our findings show that changes in brain structures are involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction in SLE. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are common in ...

Objective Here, we assess the usage of high throughput sequencing (HTS) in rheumatic research and the availability of public HTS data of rheumatic samples.Methods We performed a semiautomated ...

Jih- Jin Tsai, Li-Teh Liu, Chun-Hong Chen, et al. COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs. RMD Open 2023;9:e003038.

Original research: Molecular insights into the relationship between sustained CRP elevation and endothelial dysfunction in axial spondyloarthritis (5 July, 2025 ...

Background Patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) display a wide range of clinical manifestations with similar immunological profile with the presence of lupus anticoagulant in around 70% of ...

What is already known on this topic Studies conducted in the USA and Europe highlight problems with healthcare pathways and a heavier economic burden due to increased healthcare use and societal costs ...

Objectives To update the evidence for the efficacy and safety of (b)biological and (ts)targeted-synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis ...

Background Self-management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases often involves regular assessments of disease-related outcomes. In recent years, smartphone apps are used to collect electronic ...

Objectives The emergence of targeted therapy is changing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, but real-world data remain limited. This study aimed to describe real-world RA treatment patterns using ...