Author | Samara Rosenfeld

The investigational JAK inhibitor filgotinib―which is under study as a treatment for a number of rheumatic diseases―has been shown to be safe and well tolerated in psoriatic arthritis patients.

A new study shows that biomechanical footwear improved osteoarthritis knee pain at 24 weeks as compared to patients in a control group who wore traditional footwear. The results, although statistically significant, need to be replicated to prove clinical importance, researchers reported in JAMA.

Pregnant women who took fluconazole orally had a higher risk of giving birth to a baby with muscle and bone malformation, shows a new study published in The BMJ.