A research team led by Georg Stary (Medical University of Vienna and CeMM) has identified a new approach to treating the inflammatory disease sarcoidosis. In a clinical study, the inhibition of a specific signaling pathway showed clear success in the treatment of granulomas in the skin. This opens up new therapeutic paths for sarcoidosis and similar inflammatory diseases. The results were recently published in the journal Lancet Rheumatology.
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The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), on behalf of over 9,100 rheumatologists and rheumatology professional team members, applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for finalizing its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Adva
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On 1-19-2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Communication about the risk of severe hypocalcemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients taking denosumab for osteoporosis, with an accentuated risk in older women who are dialysis-dependent.
This report is an update to their November 2022 investigation, the results of a related study being recently reported in JAMA.
2019 NHIS chronic pain study shows signif disparity in nonpharmacologic & integrative medicine (IHM) use by populations. More IHM with city living, higher income & education, widespread pains. Less IHM w/ elderly, males, Blacks, opioid use, depression https://t.co/uoOyQBXTmy https://t.co/yTTVc5zljG
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ACR Applauds Prior Authorization Rule
The ACR applauds the CMS for finalizing its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations rule recently.
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Severe Hypocalcemia Risk w/Denosumab and CKD Patients
On 1/19 the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication about the risk of severe hypocalcemia in CKD patients taking denosumab for osteoporosis.
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What do you know about monogenic and polygenic autoinflammatory diseases? Join Drs Liebowitz and Mehta as they review the challenges of these conditions. https://t.co/z0mTZEwFkP https://t.co/LAxl2eFZKR
QD Clinic - RA, SSZ, & MI
RA with a myocardial inflarction - which DMARD?
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Methotrexate Nodulosis
How good (or not) are rheumatologists and what to do about MTX nodulosis?
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11-yr French study of #RA Pregnancies: more adverse Preg outcomes in RA, esp w/ active Dz. 11.8K RA vs 10.4 million non-RA Pregs. 75% live births in RA. RA had more preterm(aOR 1.84), low birth wt (1.65), C-Sect (1.46), hospz (1.30), & prematurity (2.02)https://t.co/v9CmiPkIBG https://t.co/S0siiuG0oZ
Mexico survey of 250 RA pts -- 92% used complementary (CAM) therapies - mostly: herbals (65%), homeopathy (64%), cannabis derivatives (51%). Poor DMARD adherence assoc w/ age (p=0.019), comorbidities (p=0.047), CAM use (p = 0.042) (OR 2.84) https://t.co/EGxyIVCMnk https://t.co/jjF5cH53we
FDA Safety Warning: denosumab now has a Boxed Warning for risk of severe hypocalcemia in CKD pts taking Prolia (usually seen 2-10 wks post injx). Pts may or may not be symptomatic. CKD pts should have Ca and Creatinine monitored. https://t.co/tGiG35cOnv https://t.co/ITOZneGKtb
Rheumatologists and the Early Diagnosis of Spondyloarthritis
SPACE study of adults referred to rheumatology with less than 2 years of chronic back pain (CBP), shows that only one-third can be reliably diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).
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Rituximab Efficacy in MAINRITSAN Long-Term Studies
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Sodium Channels, Carbemazepine and Osteoarthritis Progression
A study published in Nature suggests that therapies affecting sodium channels could be employed to treat osteoarthritis.
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Seasonal Flu Vaccination in RA Patients
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