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Ten conditions clustered before an osteoarthritis diagnosis; only three reliably followed it
Osteoarthritis is described as a gateway to other illness, and the timing is rarely checked. Across 845,373 cases in four European countries, most of the company it keeps was already there before the diagnosis.
Sep 2, 2026
One osteoporosis drug came with 17% less new osteoarthritis than the standard alternative
Denosumab and bisphosphonates both treat thin bones. Comparing new users in Japanese insurance records, one of them also came with fewer new osteoarthritis diagnoses over three years, at 2 fewer cases per 100 people.
Aug 31, 2026
Getting the steroid as an injection rather than a tablet halved the odds of still taking it a year later
Steroids are meant to be a bridge in early rheumatoid arthritis, and for many people they become permanent. Across 2,222 newly diagnosed patients, how the drug was given predicted whether they got off it.
Aug 31, 2026
Fusing an arthritic big toe cut walking pain from 5.7 to 1.3 in the first trial to test it
Hallux rigidus is common and its main operation had never been compared against simply waiting. A Finnish randomized trial of 90 adults found fusion beat watchful waiting by 5 points on a 10-point walking pain scale at 12 months.
Aug 28, 2026