Had a great final day at #EULAR2025 .

✨ This is my first editorial — a scientific format that allows for a more vivid voice and stronger opinions. I owe full credit for the term “Blockbuster drug” to Robin Christensen.Most of all, I am curious to hear your thoughts on the topic.

💊 Metformin — more than just a glucose-lowering drug? Emerging preclinical and cohort studies suggest metformin may also hold promise for people with #osteoarthritis. Now, this is being tested in a multicenter RCT led by Kasper Staberg Madsen.👉

I’m both exhausted and energized after spending several days with incredible colleagues at the annual Danish Rheumatology meeting. The knowledge sharing and collaboration were truly inspiring. A huge thank you to the planning team MEFU for orchestrating such a successful event.

@bmj_rmdopen.

The Call for Papers on the RMD Open Topic Collection on #Osteoarthritis is now live 📢. 👉 Learn more: Looking forward to many great papers📝 @IdaBosHaugen.

Proud to represent Denmark in the #RheumaVision contest at #EULAR2025.

January flew by so fast! For a teaching session about the microscopy of synovial fluid for crystals, I developed a quick guide for microscopy. If you have suggestions for improvements or want a printer-friendly PDF version, please email or DM me.

Updated guideline for glucocorticoid injection now online:. 📍Updated incidence of septic arthritis based on Icelandic data .A J Geirsson et al. Septic arthritis in Iceland 1990-2002: increasing incidence due to iatrogenic infections. Ann Rheum Dis 2008

Electrically heated mittens were not superior to control mittens for improving function in people with hand hashtag#osteoarthritis, but they reduced pain slightly. Blinding was an issue, and we warn caution when interpreting the beneficial effect.

STEP 9 TRIAL. 👥 People with knee osteoarthritis and obesity ( BMI ≥30), n = 407.💉Once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg or placebo.🕑68 weeks.🎯The mean change in WOMAC pain was −41.7 points with semaglutide and −27.5 points with placebo. 🔓

Updating the Danish National Treatment Guideline for Systemic Glucocorticoids has been overwhelming. We have learned a lot along the way and have had many good discussions. The result is now online 👏 Co-authors: SM-B, EBD, LU, L TM 👏 📣FARMA NBV 🏆

As a crystal-engaged hand #osteoarthritis researcher, I am intrigued by this article 👉�✋⚡️ To read more about the characterisation of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease Phenotypes check out the online ahead of print version.

Tak Iform og journalist Iben Mortensen for at sætte fokus hånd artrose // Big thanks to the popular Danish health journal Iform and journalist Iben Mortensen for highlighting hand #osteoarthritis in their recent Danish article!.

A study found that discussing knee pain did not increase the effectiveness of a placebo injection compared to a control conversation in people with knee #osteoarthritis. Find out more in the article by Elisabeth Ginnerup et al.

RT @OACJournal: NEW @OACJournal - Jul Issue . ✋ Hand #OA. What are the pain relief effects of comparators (placebos + untreated controls) &….

RT @OACJournal: @AnnaDossing @DrRChristensen @henriksen_mh @SimonTarp @OAKloppenburg @ProfDavidHunter Results 👀 :. Appropriate blinding and….

Jonathan Bjerre-Bastos and I talk about #osteoarthritis news. A nice soundtrack for the return-to-work spirit and sunshine in Denmark.

Thank you for having me at the #osteoarthritis session at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin's Clinical Scientist Retreat. It was great meeting Tobias Winkler, Johanna Bolander, and Florian Fleckenstein. Thank you to Tazio Maleitzke for research discussions and travel company

I look forward to the BIH Charité Clinician Scientist Symposium 2024 hosted by the Berlin Institute of Health in der Charité where I will talk about old-new antiinflammatory drugs in #osteoarthritis. Figure 1 says it all .