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Ianalumab for the Treatment of Patients with Sjögren's Disease.

N Engl J MedOct 22, 2026

Two 52-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase III trials evaluated monthly or less frequent ianalumab in patients with active Sjögren's disease.

Why it matters

These trials provide randomized evidence that monthly ianalumab can modestly reduce measured disease activity in active Sjögren's disease over 48 weeks.

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The extra X chromosome and autoimmune susceptibility in Klinefelter syndrome.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed autoimmune susceptibility in people with Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY), using studies of autoimmune disease and serological markers.

J Clin Endocrinol MetabOct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurologyOpen access

Determining the minimal important difference of EQ-5D-5 L utility values in CIDP patients using data from a large clinical trial.

This analysis of data from the ADHERE randomized controlled trial estimated the minimal important difference (MID) in EQ-5D-5 L utility values for patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy…

Qual Life ResOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOrthopedic SurgeryOpen access

Platelet-rich plasma for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of structural outcomes.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed imaging-based structural outcomes after platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Arch Orthop Trauma SurgOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchRheumatology

Calorie-Restricted DASH, Carbohydrate-Restricted, and Low-Purine Diets for Weight Loss and Urate Control in Men With Overweight or Obesity and Hyperuricemia: A Randomized Trial.

This 12-week, open-label, active-comparator randomized trial compared calorie-restricted carbohydrate-restricted, DASH, and low-purine balanced diets in 102 men with overweight or obesity and hyperuricemia.

Diabetes CareOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchRheumatologyOpen access

Association between rheumatic diseases and glaucoma risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5.7 million individuals.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined glaucoma occurrence and risk among people with rheumatic diseases (RD), drawing on 18 studies with 5,766,143 participants.

Int OphthalmolOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOrthopedic SurgeryOpen access

Systematic review and meta-analysis on comparing treatment approaches of cervical fractures in ankylosing spondylitis to determine improvement in outcomes.

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared anterior, posterior, and combined surgical approaches for cervical fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Neurosurg RevOct 17, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchRheumatology

Additive effects of active vitamin D3 or vitamin E administration on therapeutic lower-limb home exercise for knee osteoarthritis: A pilot prospective randomized controlled trial.

This pilot prospective randomized controlled trial assessed whether active vitamin D3 or vitamin E added benefit to home exercise in postmenopausal women with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchFamily Medicine

Improving Musculoskeletal Care Quality With a Web-Based Clinical Decision Support System in UK Primary Care: Mixed Methods Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.

This mixed methods, cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluated CrossCover, a web-based clinical decision support system for adult musculoskeletal consultations in UK general practice.

J Med Internet ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Systemic Spiroplasma turonicum Infection Manifested as Knee Arthritis, France, 2025.

An immunocompromised patient in southeast France presented with fever, knee arthritis, and skin erythema. Blood and joint samples tested positive for Spiroplasma turonicum, an intracellular gram-negative bacterium…

Emerg Infect DisOct 24, 2026Read case
Case ReportRheumatology

SARS-CoV2-induced Schnitzler syndrome, inflammatory flare and successful treatment by anakinra during pregnancy: a case report.

A pregnant woman in her early 40s with established Schnitzler syndrome developed urticaria, musculoskeletal symptoms and elevated inflammatory markers during SARS-CoV-2 infection, consistent with an inflammatory flare.

Swiss Med WklyOct 19, 2026Read case
Case ReportNephrology

Unexpected finding of AA amyloidosis with novel genetic variants in the MEFV gene in patients undergoing kidney biopsy for proteinuria. A case series.

The report describes patients undergoing kidney biopsy for proteinuria in whom AA amyloidosis was identified, alongside MEFV gene variants.

J NephrolOct 22, 2026Read case

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