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4 Questions About Managing Persistent Pain in Rheumatologic Conditions

09/02/2019

In the United States, more than 7 million adults have an inflammatory rheumatic condition.1 With many rheumatologic conditions, chronic pain is an ongoing concern, in which peripheral nerves, joints, muscles, or...

In the...

09/02/2019

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4 Questions About Knee OA Incidence

08/27/2019

In a new study1, Jeffrey B. Driban, PhD, ATC, CSCS, an assistant professor in the division of rheumatology at Tufts University School of Medicine, and colleagues sought to determine if infrapatellar fat pad (IFP)...

In a new...

08/27/2019

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3 Questions About Improving Vaccination Rates in SLE

08/22/2019

The risk of developing invasive pneumococcal infection is exceedingly higher among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared with the general population. However, the rate of vaccination is less than...

The risk...

08/22/2019

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5 Questions About the ACR/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for Managing Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis

07/27/2019

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Arthritis Foundation have issued the first guideline for the treatment of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)–associated uveitis that includes...

The...

07/27/2019

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4 Questions About Predictors in Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease

07/09/2019

Interstitial lung disease is the leading cause of mortality among patients with systemic sclerosis. There are no validated prediction tools for rheumatologists to use to determine which patients’ lung disease will progress....

Interstitial lung disease is...

07/09/2019

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5 Questions About Asthma and Rheumatoid Arthritis

06/27/2019

It has been thought that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) originates at mucosal surfaces, particularly in the airway mucosa. To determine whether this hypothesis is correct, researchers led by Vanessa Kronzer, MD, who is...

It has...

06/27/2019

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5 Questions About Osteoarthritis and Mortality Risk

06/26/2019

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a diverse condition with multiple variables affecting manifestation and prognosis. Previous research on the association between OA and increased mortality has not been clear and small sample...

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06/26/2019

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5 Questions About Anakinra Use in Gout, Pseudogout

04/18/2019

Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis among men and women and can be difficult to treat, according to previous studies. In a new study1, Julianna Desmarais, MD, instructor of medicine in the division of...

Gout is...

04/18/2019

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5 Questions About DMARDs in RA

04/18/2019

Methotrexate is recommended as initial treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, treatment strategies can be altered if methotrexate does not meet treatment targets. Available data on the...

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04/18/2019

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Q&A: Screening for PsA in Psoriasis Is Key

01/07/2019

Although estimates of the proportion of psoriasis patients who also have psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have varied widely in the past, new data published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology suggest that approximately 1 in 4...

Although estimates of the...

01/07/2019

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