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Fever, FROST, & Pericarditis (12.16.2022)
Dr. Jack Frost reviews the news, and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow and ends with an audience question on "Macro-CK".
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COVID-19 Vaccine Responses in Rheumatic Disease Patients
Nature Reviews Rheumatology features a review of three notable papers that address the impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on people with inflammatory rheumatic disease.
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ACR New Guidelines on Integrative Approach to RA
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released a summary of its new guideline for Exercise, Rehabilitation, Diet and Additional Integrative Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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2022 ACR/EULAR Giant Cell Arteritis Classification Criteria
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) has historically been a clinical diagnosis (visual loss, headache, jaw pain, scalp tenderness, etc) supported by labs and histopathology.
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Biosimilar Bonanza in 2023 (12.9.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews more than a dozen news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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Telemedicine Updates
Several recent articles inform us of recent trends in Telemedicine.
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ACR Urges Congress to Prioritize Medicare Pay Cuts, Prior Authorization, and Telehealth
As the legislative session comes to a close, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is calling on members of Congress to include the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173/S. 3018), the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (H.R.
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Multi-ancestry analysis reveals novel genetic loci associated with Osteoarthritis
The first large multi-ancestry genetics study of osteoarthritis (OA) has found 10 novel OA-associated genetic loci, and results showed some of the OA-associated regions are robustly found in every population ancestry studied.
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Rheum Manpower Needs - More Programs! (12.2.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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Just Can’t Get Enough of Hydroxychloroquine
When it comes to hydroxychloroquine dosing, issues on efficacy, toxicity and therapeutic thresholds may affect the optimal use of this important drug.
Following are three abstracts presented during the meeting that address these topics.
ACR22 Takeaways: Pre-RA, Lupus, PsA and AS
ACR22 Convergence left us bountiful with information from all over the world. Here are a few of my personal highlights and key takeaways.
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Cancer Screening Recommendations in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is associated with increased risk of lung, ovarian, colorectal, lymphoma, breast, and naso-pharyngeal cancers, often within three years of disease onset. At ACR22, plenary abstract 0002, Oldroyd, et al, reviewed the 18 recommendations provided by the International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) steering committee.
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