<ѻýҕl>Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Aheadѻýҕl> Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system Sep 11, 2015
<ѻýҕl>ACR Joins Outcry Against ABIM's MOC Programѻýҕl> Calls it an "overreach" and questions ABIM's financial stewardship Aug 28, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Payѻýҕl> The case of the $1,700 mammogram Aug 26, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Prolonged Remission Now Possible in Lupusѻýҕl> Less organ damage when remission is complete Aug 02, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Plaquenil Benefits Fetus in Lupus Pregnancyѻýҕl> Preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction decreased with hydroxychloroquine Jul 05, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Stelara Eases Spine Symptoms in PsAѻýҕl> Improvements with ustekinumab maintained for 2 years Jun 15, 2015 video
<ѻýҕl>13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians ѻýҕl> Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Prednisone Offers Modest Relief in Sciaticaѻýҕl> Oral steroids are commonly used but without much supporting evidence. May 19, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritisѻýҕl> Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Mortality High in Systemic Juvenile Arthritisѻýҕl> Death rates are highest among girls -- up to 50-fold greater than in the general population. May 01, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Rituxan in Lupus: Responses Varyѻýҕl> Almost 60% improved at 3 months, yet 20% worsened at 6 months. Apr 30, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Stopping Enbrel Risky in Established RAѻýҕl> Fewer patients with longstanding disease flared if they remained on even a half dose of etanercept, and time to flare was greater. Apr 22, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacksѻýҕl> Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial. Apr 09, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OAѻýҕl> Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility. Feb 27, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients?ѻýҕl> Deft medication management is important. Feb 12, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Are RA Patients More Sensitive to Pain?ѻýҕl> For many RA is complicated by fibromyalgia. Jan 30, 2015
<ѻýҕl>'Generic' Colchicine to Hit Marketѻýҕl> May provide some price relief for gout patients. Jan 12, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Meniscus Lesions Tied to Neuropathic Pain in Knee OAѻýҕl> Meniscal extrusion on MRI significantly associated with increasing pain scores in knee osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Early and Late Mortality Spikes in Giant Cell Arteritisѻýҕl> Danish study reveals 10-year survival patterns. Dec 29, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematicѻýҕl> Spinal MRI criteria don't help differentiate SpA from nonspecific pain. Dec 27, 2014
<ѻýҕl>JIA Parents Lose Significant Work Timeѻýҕl> More missed work in the year before and after a child's diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Dec 18, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Antibodies Predict Scleroderma Renal Crisisѻýҕl> Antibody test aids assessing risk for this potentially lethal complication. Dec 17, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Painful Hands, Hurting Hearts?ѻýҕl> Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis was linked with coronary heart disease. Dec 15, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Women, Blacks at Greater Risk for Bunionsѻýҕl> Subgroups most likely to develop hallux valgus confirmed in major study. Dec 04, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Disease Activity Predicts Death in Sjogren'sѻýҕl> High disease activity at baseline and immune markers can be used as prognostic markers in Sjogren's syndrome. Dec 02, 2014
<ѻýҕl>NSAID Effective for RA Symptoms, Celebrex Easier on Stomachѻýҕl> Patients on celecoxib experienced greater pain reduction after 6 weeks of treatment. Dec 01, 2014
<ѻýҕl>FDA Panel Wants Safer Epidural Steroid Shotsѻýҕl> Majority votes to end epidural injections with "particulate" steroids. Nov 25, 2014
<ѻýҕl>FDA Advisers Tackle Epidural Steroid Shotsѻýҕl> Focus on adverse neurologic effects. Nov 24, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Does an IUD and Family History Boost RA Risk?ѻýҕl> RA-associated autoantibodies tied to IUDs in at-risk women. Nov 21, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Gout May Protect Against Alzheimer's Diseaseѻýҕl> Study showed AD incidence higher over 5 years for patients without gout. Nov 21, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Humira Benefits Persist in Spine Diseaseѻýҕl> Anti-TNF treatment efficacy maintained at 3 years in axial spondyloarthritis. Nov 21, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Is Rare With Denosumab for Bone Lossѻýҕl> Study finds risk very low, even with long-term drug therapy. Nov 20, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Cyclophosphamide May Ease Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathiesѻýҕl> Majority of patients treated with CYC experienced improved muscle strength and function. Nov 19, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Otezla Benefit Durable in PsAѻýҕl> Benefits persist through 2 years with apremilast in psoriatic arthritis. Nov 19, 2014
<ѻýҕl>A Role for the Microbiome for Arthritis in Kids?ѻýҕl> Study links antibiotics to JIA risk. Nov 18, 2014 video
<ѻýҕl>Infection Risk Seen as Minimal With Denosumabѻýҕl> No increased risk whether administered alone or with DMARDs. Nov 18, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Lung Transplant Valid in SScѻýҕl> Patients with systemic sclerosis shouldn't be denied lung transplants. Nov 17, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Gout Patients Wind up in the Hospital Unnecessarilyѻýҕl> Single-center study estimates frequency of preventable admissions. Nov 16, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Preterm Birth Common for RA Mothersѻýҕl> Risk for preterm birth was 1.5 times higher with maternal RA. Nov 13, 2014