COPD Severity Tied to Life Expectancy

• by Kathryn Wighton

• June 10, 2026

Lung Disease Complicates RA Care

Patients with chronic lung disease had numerically lower remission rates and substantially more serious adverse events in a 5-year Japanese registry study of late-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

• by Andrea Surnit

• May 8, 2026

• 4 min

Ultrasound Models Estimate Whole-Body Muscle Mass

New equations incorporating cross-sectional area improve estimation accuracy.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• March 26, 2026

• 4 min

GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Lower Addiction Risk

In a target-trial emulation of more than 600,000 veterans, GLP-1 RA initiators saw fewer new substance use disorders—and patients with existing SUDs had fewer overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 27, 2026

• 5 min