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2019: the Year of Price Hikes
In 2019 there have been numerous reports of higher drug pricing for many drugs. Yesterday it was reported that the price of insulin drugs have more than doubled from 2012 to 2016.
Read ArticleRheumNow Podcast – FDA Panels Meet on Gout & OP (1.18.19)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, articles and FDA Panel discussions from the past week.
Read ArticleAssessing the Performance of Aging Physicians
A JAMA Viewpoint article examines the performance of aging surgeons and notes that the effects of aging affects physicians variably and that physician competency should be based on functional age (and abilities) rather than chronologic age. This argues against a mandatory retirement age for surgeons.
Read ArticleDiet and Weight Loss Improves Psoriatic Arthritis
Short-term intervention with the very low energy diet (VLED) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with obesity (body mass index BMI ≥ 33 kg/m2) showed that weight loss was associated with significant positive benefits on weight and disease activity in joints, entheses and skin.
Read ArticleOnly One-Third of Gout Patients Receive Urate-Lowering Drugs
The most recent analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [NHANES] 2007-2016) data shows the prevalence of gout to be 9.3 million in the USA.
Read ArticleRheumNow Podcast – Gout Spot Light (1.11.19)
Dr. Jack Cush discusses the highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com:
Read ArticleRheumNow Podcast – A Grand New Year (1.4.19)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journals for the beginning of 2019. All from RheumNow.com.
Best wishes for a charmed 2019! My advice: 1. Just show up. 2. If you can, then you must do. 3. Live each day as if it twas your 1st day/last day/make or break day. 4. Teach.
2018 Rheumatology Year In Review
This annual appraisal of hallmark moments, news and research articles from 2018 are gleaned from that published in RheumNow during the last year and filtered by other news sources and literature review. The top 10 list herein is rooted in what rheumatologists should know and what will likel
Read ArticleBest of 2018: The Safety of Paternal Exposure to DMARDs and Biologics
Pregnancy and drug safety is a complex issue, often with limited information about maternal drug exposure on the offspring. Greater uncertainty exists when considering whether paternal exposure may also influence fetal outcomes.
Read ArticleBest of 2018: Advance Practice Clinicians Proliferating in Specialty Practices
An analysis of SK&A outpatient provider files, covering 90% of physician practices in the United States, shows that between 2008 to 2016, there was a 22% increase in the employment of advanced practice clinicians (APCs) by specialty practices. By 2016, 28% of all specialty practices employed APCs.
Read ArticleBest of 2018: U.S. News 2018-19 Rheumatology Rankings
The Annual U.S. News and World Report Rankings of Hospitals has listed the top contenders in the field of rheumatology. The U.S. News Review rates hospitals nationwide in 16 specialties – including rheumatology. Of the 4,500 hospitals covered by U.S.
Read ArticleRheumNow Podcast – Rheumatologist Salaries (12.21.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news from RheumNow for the week ending 12/21/18.
Read ArticleRheumatologist and Physician Salaries for 2018
Medpage Today has published the results of their 2018 Rheumatology Specialty Salaray Survey.
Read ArticleRheumNow Podcast – Vasculitis and Strange Bedfellows (12.14.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read ArticlePatients Don't Always Tell the Truth
Sometimes patients withhold information from their doctors, and a new study suggests that as much as 60 - 80% of patients consciously omit information to their doctors, despite knowing this may bear on their health and well-being.
Read ArticleRheumNow Podcast – Can RA Be Prevented (12.7.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and new journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com:
Read ArticleChronic Kidney Disease Increasing in the U.S.A.
JAMA has published the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study showing that that, from 2002 to 2016, the US burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) increased, with some states exhibiting more than twice the burden as others.
Read ArticleRheumNow Podcast – To Needle or Not to Needle (11.30.18)
Dr. Jack Cush updates the news and reports from the past week at RheumNow.com:
Read ArticleSteroid Injection Superior to Splinting in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lancet has published a comparative effectiveness study examining the the value of night splints (conservative treatment) vs local injection for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Read ArticlePhysical Activity Guidelines for Americans
The data are clear and disappointing: despite the well-known health benefits, four out of five US adults are not active physically. JAMA has published the new US Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, so that health professionals and policy makers can promote lifestyle changes and awar
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