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Why Depression Screening Should be Mandatory at Each Visit
Depression is more widespread than ever in the United States, according to a new study from Gallup, showing that 18% of adults are depressed (or receiving depression treatment for depression) – an increase in 7 percentage points since 2015.
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High Mortality Rates with Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Danish cohort study has shown a deadly association between depression and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Diagnostic Yield of Cranial and Large Vessel Imaging in GCA
Combined cranial and large vessel ultrasound and PET/CT provided excellent accuracy for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA).
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EULAR Offers Tips on Psoriasis Progression to PsA
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Clinicians treating patients with psoriasis should be on the lookout for certain signs that joint involvement is likely to develop, according to a new "points to consider" documentopens in a new tab or window from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR).
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Diagnostic Yield of Cranial and Large Vessel Imaging in GCA
Combined cranial and large vessel ultrasound and PET/CT provided excellent accuracy for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA).
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EULAR Offers Tips on Psoriasis Progression to PsA
Clinicians treating patients with psoriasis should be on the lookout for certain signs that joint involvement is likely to develop, according to a new "points to consider" from the EULAR.
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Bringing pivotal clinical trials to you: announcing RheumNow’s Poster Hall, featuring previously presented, sponsor-generated clinical trial posters designed to educate and inform.
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Biosimilars Match Biologic Originators in RA
A JAMA review shows that biosimilars of adalimumab, infliximab, and etanercept were associated w/clinically equivalent treatment effects compared with their ref biologics for treatment of RA.
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Time to Risk Stratify Methotrexate Lab Monitoring?
A longitudinal cohort analysis has developed a prognostic model that informs a risk stratified approach to monitoring blood tests during long term methotrexate (MTX) therapy.
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Metanalysis of 62 RCTs, 16 LTEs of JAKi, placebo, TNFi, & MTX Rx pts shows that malignancy incidence rate =1.15-1.26/100 Pt-Yrs. Neoplasia risk w/ JAKi = PBO or MTX risk (IRR 0.71 & 0.77); but JAKi CA risk if compared to TNFi (IRR 1.50;1.16 to 1.94) https://t.co/uOgPFlJ2z1 https://t.co/Ynh6SMQdke
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#RA pts at increased risk of gastroparesis (GP). From 2012–2014 National Inpatient Sample database; among 1.5 million RA, 1070 hospitalized for GP (OR 1.36; 1.24 to 1.49,P< 0.0001). GP risk incr by aging up to 65 yrs, DM, RA, income 26-75th percentiles https://t.co/2U4vSTtxen https://t.co/ub4z4ntcNk
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TNR- Rheumatoid Arthritis - Decisive Therapeutics
Replay of this RA pod from RheumNow Live 2023, recorded on March 18, 2023
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RheumNow Eular 2023 Daily Recap Series - Day3
June 2, 2023 RheumNow faculty and reporters provide a daily recap of conference content coverage.
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Update on CAR T-Cell Therapy in SLE & Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Peter Nash ( @drpnash ) reporting from EULAR 2023 in Milan, Italy.
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Artificial Intelligence in Rheumatology: Now and the Future
Drs. Antoni Chan and Thomas Hugle discuss abstract POS0892 from EULAR 2023 in Milan, Italy.
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WATCH: JAKpot or JAKnot
Dr. Jack Cush, executive editor of RheumNow, reporting on abstract OP0219 from EULAR 2023 in Milan, Italy.
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EULAR 2023 recommendation for imaging in large vessel vasculitis
Diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis can be challenging, and imaging modalities help with not only the diagnosis but sometimes in assessing flares in the disease.
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Report of 54 nonradiographic axial SpA pts w/ recurrent fever. Fever preceded SpA in all; age @ axSpA Dx 39.9 yrs, w/ Dx delay 9.3 yrs. Fevers 38-42°C, arthralgia 61%, myalgia 44%, arthritis 41%, GI 25%, Rash 22%. Best Rx to TNFi > IL1i, colchicine, DMARD https://t.co/muSYhZFXku https://t.co/1lUPCMyuCX
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Karolinska SARA (secretory antibodies in RA) study of 132 RA pts found salivary IgA anti-RgpB Abs signif higher in RA than (p = 0.022), & were assoc w/ disease activity (p = 0.036), but not with periodontitis or serum IgG ACPA. https://t.co/4uul4b5Fhg https://t.co/R5WVCyjc3B
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RheumNow Eular 2023 Daily Recap Series - Day1 & 2
RheumNow faculty and reporters provide a daily recap of conference content coverage.
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