Orthopedics News

• Male Bone Health at Risk in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Boys and young adult male patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia receiving glucocorticoid treatment have lower bone mineral density than healthy individuals, an Italian study shows.
  Medscape News UK, March 04, 2025
• Ultrasound’s Role in Knee OA Diagnosis Becomes Clearer Ultrasonography-identified features like osteophytes and cartilage damage show promise in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis and highlight ultrasonography's potential as an accessible diagnostic tool.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2025
• Ixekizumab Halts Bone Damage in Axial Spondyloarthritis Ixekizumab reduces erosion and increases backfill in the sacroiliac joints of patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis by week 16, with continued improvement through week 52.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2025
• Gender Affects Treatment Response in Axial Spondyloarthritis A meta-analysis shows significant sex-related differences in efficacy outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis, with male patients showing higher response rates to advanced therapies than female patients.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2025
• Breaking Bad News: Disclosing a Dementia Diagnosis A recent perspective offered guidance to clinician’s in managing how or in some cases whether to disclose a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2025
• Mental Health Worse After Workplace vs Non-Workplace Injury Patients who sustain injuries in the workplace have worse mental health outcomes than patients with injuries outside the workplace, a cohort study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, February 28, 2025
• This Bill Could Make It Legal for AI to Prescribe Medicine Proposed legislation would designate AI as a medical ‘practitioner’ authorized to prescribe drugs on its own. Experts say the tech is nowhere near ready.
  Medscape Medical News, February 27, 2025
• Will Pharma Continue Efforts to Diversify Clinical Trials? The federal crackdown on DEI initiatives is unlikely to deter companies from designing more representative trials, as it’s ‘good science, good ethics, and good business,’ one expert said.
  Medscape Medical News, February 26, 2025
• Anti-Obesity Meds After Joint Replacement: Fewer Revisions? Patients who have significant weight loss with anti-obesity medications after joint replacement show reductions in the risk for revision; however, caution on their use is urged as patients recover.
  Medscape Medical News, February 24, 2025
• High-Dose Steroids in Lupus Linked to Health Complications This nationwide study highlights the prevalent use of oral glucocorticoids in French patients with SLE and shows that increased doses are linked to an elevated risk for complications and healthcare costs.
  Medscape News UK, February 24, 2025
• Teva Pharma and Alvotech Launch Biosimilar to J&J's Stelara in US Teva Pharmaceuticals and Alvotech said on Friday they have launched a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson's autoimmune drug Stelara in the United States, the second in a...
  Reuters Health Information, February 21, 2025
• Does Adding Aerobic to Resistance Exercise Benefit Hip OA? Adding aerobic physical activity to resistance exercise does not provide more benefits than resistance exercise alone for improving pain and physical function in patients with hip osteoarthritis.
  Medscape Medical News, February 20, 2025
• AHA Asks for Tariff Exemptions for Medical Products, Drugs Letter to Trump describes threats to healthcare delivery with potentially limited access to drugs, medication ingredients and PPE from China.
  Medscape Medical News, February 20, 2025
• Young Adults With Knee Injuries May Not Need Surgery Evidence supports nonsurgical management as a viable option for less active patients.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2025
• Next Generation Weight Loss Drugs Aim to Save Muscle About a dozen drugmakers are developing new weight-loss treatments aimed at preserving muscle, and industry analysts, clinical trial experts and doctors say they may also...
  Reuters Health Information, February 19, 2025
• Is This the Tipping Point to Slash Salt in Our Diet The progression of evidence has marched forward from studies showing a reduction in salt associated with lower blood pressure to clinical trials confirming cause-and-effect and now, a new incentive.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2025
• Rethinking Fibromyalgia: Nociplastic Pain’s Big Impact Certain drugs and a host of nonpharmacologic therapies are key to treating patients who have nociplastic pain, a relatively recently recognized third category of pain.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2025
• Fascia Could Be the Missing Link in Musculoskeletal Pain Experts stress the need for improved diagnostic criteria and manual therapy interventions to address fascia-related pain.
  Medscape News UK, February 14, 2025
• Clinic Death Raises Questions About Oxygen Therapy A fatal explosion at a Michigan clinic has raised concerns about the growing use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, February 14, 2025
• STS 2025 Bad Behavior at Medical Conferences Prompts New Rules Speaker podiums and tables reserved for moderators had new paperwork waiting for delegates attending the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting this year as leaders announced changes.
  Medscape Medical News, February 11, 2025