June 19, 2026

Pain Linked to Arthroplasty Satisfaction

A Geneva registry study points surgeons toward residual pain over functional limitation as the outcome that tracks patient satisfaction one year after hip or knee replacement.

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June 11, 2026

When Bad Data Enters the Drug Pipeline

Federal prosecutors allege that a Florida physician and research staff fabricated clinical trial records that were submitted into database systems used to evaluate investigational drugs.

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June 03, 2026

Medical Oddities: Prayer for Pain?

This week’s research collection showed that biology, behavior, and environment often intersect in unexpected ways.

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June 01, 2026

CAA Use Tied to Higher Arthroplasty Risk

In a UK cohort, patients with osteoarthritis who initiated centrally acting analgesics had a higher hazard of knee or hip replacement than those who initiated SSRIs, though residual confounding by pain severity remains a key limitation.

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May 29, 2026

FDA Expands Guselkumab Label in PsA

Phase 3b APEX findings support the addition of structural joint damage inhibition data to the prescribing information.

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May 29, 2026

RA Prescribing Patterns Shift Over 15 Years

An aging Japanese cohort with rheumatoid arthritis saw increasing use of targeted synthetic therapies as glucocorticoid use declined.

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May 28, 2026

Antibiotic Falls Short in Disc-Related Back Pain

A randomized trial found no greater pain reduction vs placebo, but questions remain about patients with type 1 Modic changes.

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May 21, 2026

Rehab May Improve Function in AS

Supervised rehabilitation and exercise-based therapies may improve function, pain, and bone health in ankylosing spondylitis, according to a new review.

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May 14, 2026

Culture Mismatch Common in Joint Infections

Multicenter study suggests variability across centers and higher mismatch in certain clinical settings.

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May 11, 2026

Wearables May Boost T2D Mobility

Outpatient intervention combined physiotherapist counseling with wrist-worn activity monitoring.

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