Joana Vindeirinho, PhD,  —

Smoking and alcohol consumption are both associated with lower rates of peripheral symptoms in people with spondyloarthritis, which includes ankylosing spondylitis, a new study reports. The findings were somewhat surprising, researchers noted, as smoking has been linked to a greater risk of developing certain rheumatic diseases, and with more…

Pregnant women with axial spondyloarthritis (AxS) are not at an increased risk of preeclampsia, unlike those with other rheumatic conditions, a new study suggests. Using more than 3,000 health records, researchers in Sweden and Denmark evaluated preeclampsia risk in pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), AxS, and psoriatic arthritis. “Based…