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CRESS – A New Composite Measure for Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
Randomized clinical trials in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) are fraught with fault and inconclusive outcome measures, including the more recently developed EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI). There's a new composite endpoint outcome for RCTs in pSS, called the Composite of Relevant Endpoints for Sjögren's Syndrome (CRESS).
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RheumNow Podcast – Psoriatic Arthritis Without Psoriasis (7.30.2021)
How much psoriasis do you need to have in order to have psoriatic arthritis? This plus a review of rheumatology and COVID news from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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CDC Reverses Stance on Masks
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that masks should be used by those vaccinated against the coronavirus in public indoor spaces in parts of the country where the virus is surging.
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US News & World Report Ranks Best Rheumatology Hospitals
Medscape has published the annual U.S.
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RheumNow Podcast – World Going to Pot (7.23.2021)
Bicycles, Tramadol, biologics - these are but a few of my favorites things in today's broadcast. Join me as I review the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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ACR/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis
The ACR and the Vasculitis Foundation have published their evidence-based recommendations and expert guidance for the management of GCA and Takayasu arteritis. These recommendations address a variety of clinical questions and scenarios including diagnostic testing, imaging, treatments, and surgical interventions. Recommendations for GCA and TAK include support for the use of glucocorticoid-sparing immunosuppressive agents and the use of imaging to identify large vessel involvement. Recommendations for TAK include the use of glucocorticoids as initial therapy.
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RheumNow Podcast – What Not to Do (7.16.2021)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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Arthritis as a Harbinger of Pediatric Cancer
Lancet Rheumatology has published a cohort analysis showing that a small but significant subset of children presenting with arthralgia or arthritis may have a pediatric malignancy.
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ICYMI: RheumNow Podcast – Tofacitinib Safety Concerns
Dr. Jack Cush reviews and discusses the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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ICYMI: 2020 Rheumatology Year in Review
2020 was historic, memorable and game-changing. Under the cloud of COVID-19, there were many significant and memorable advances and setbacks for the rheumatology world. In our accounting of most read articles for 2020, (not surprisingly) 17/20 were COVID-related.
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