Sheila Jacobs

Researchers assessed the attainment of traditional cardiovascular risk factor therapeutic goals in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome vs those with rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus.

Authors of the systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the all-cause and cause-specific mortality in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, based on available literature.

Researchers studied persistence, patterns of use, and predictors of allopurinol use in a population-based cohort of patients with diabetes and gout.

Researchers determined the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among patients with chronic inflammatory diseases receiving treatment with immunosuppressive medications.

A review of 81 RCTs explored the effectiveness of educational meetings — either alone or with other interventions — in improving clinical practice and patients outcomes.

In a plenary poster presentation at ASBMR 2021, researchers determined whether muscle strength and performance measures improved fracture risk prediction in men.

In a virtual plenary poster presented at ASBMR 2021, study authors determined the association between vitamin D status and COVID-19 severity and mortality, as well as the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalization.

Are asthma and increased BMI independently linked to respiratory health outcomes, and is there a possible interaction between asthma and BMI?

Researchers assessed the incidence and predictors of osteoporotic fractures in glucocorticoid-treated rheumatic disorders among children.

Although considerable progress has been observed in countries around the world in reducing the prevalence of smoking tobacco use, a large implementation gap remains with respect to tobacco control.

Researchers studied the association between sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and gout, using a cohort study design and a symmetry analysis.

Airway symptoms may develop in menopausal women with no prior history of asthma following the initiation of hormone replacement therapy.

Researchers tested the hypothesis that the association of traits representing hyperuricemia and its comorbidities is genetically based.

Researchers examined the association between endometriosis and the risk for systemic lupus erythematosus.

Researchers determined whether balance and functional mobility predicted bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and osteopenia.

The use of CPAP alone does not appear to improve hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea.

The use of intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes has been shown to reduce the overall severity of obstructive sleep apnea.

An 8-week, feasible, novel lifestyle program was pilot-tested to evaluate its effectiveness in improving dyspnea in patients with chronic respiratory disease and obesity.

The use of prenatal vitamin D supplementation alone has no effect on the 6-year incidence of asthma and recurrent wheeze in children considered to be at risk.

An adverse association was observed between omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and morbidity from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Increased compliance with continuous positive airway pressure therapy may reduce the risk for the development of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes who have obstructive sleep apnea.

The initiation of metformin therapy was associated with a lower risk for asthma exacerbations.

Assessment and management of comorbidities of gout can reduce future stroke risk in female patients.

Cortical bidirectional axial transmission measurements may be useful for fracture risk assessment in postmenopausal women.

Patients with plaque psoriasis have a reduced health-related quality of life, mainly in terms of emotional aspects.

Hypertension and diabetes are especially prevalent comorbidities in obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The presence of primary hypertension does not appear to have an effect on the prognosis of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

A study was conducted to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of methyl estradiolpropanoate, a topical soft estrogen cosmeceutical for the treatment of estrogen-deficient skin.

The odds of developing COPD were considerably higher in both men and women with class III obesity compared with normal weight individuals.

Risk for type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and peripheral vascular disease was elevated among patients with psoriatic arthritis compared with the general population.