Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to treat thumb arthritis when other treatments fail. The procedure involves removing the trapezium, a small wrist bone that supports the ...

Arthritis is inflammation of the joints. The symptoms of arthritis include stiffness and joint pain. There are many types of arthritis. The two most common types are osteoarthritis (OA), caused by ...

Largest Osteoarthritis Genetic Study Uncovers Pathways to New Therapies and Repurposed Drugs Apr. 28, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered multiple new genes and genetic pathways that could lead to ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can progress through four stages, from early inflammation to severe joint damage, with stage 3 showing bone erosion and cartilage wear, and stage 4 (end-stage ...

A non-opioid drug for pain developed by UK biotech Levicept, with a new mechanism of action, has shown it can reduce pain associated with osteoarthritis in a phase 2 trial. Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3 ...

New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris (seen here in October) will be out for six weeks after breaking his thumb in the opening Twenty20 match against the West Indies, according to New Zealand team ...