Using administrative claims data, Doctor Jas Singh and colleagues examined readmission rates after hip or knee replacement surgery. RA patients had a higher rate of readmission (8.5% vs 6.7%) compared to OA.
Impaired renal function is a known primary contributor to hyperuricemia and risk of gout.
Experience is a great teacher. My experience with knee replacement surgery has taught me the integral importance of the physical therapist in individual outcomes.
The new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will allow for reimbursement for chronic care management services (CCM). This ACP Internist article reviews the new CPT code 99490 (chronic care management services) that requires at least 20 minutes of clinical staff time (physician or other qualified HCP) each month to manage patients with multiple significant medical conditions.
In January 2014 the ACR convened a "Reproductive Health Summit" in Washington, DC to examine our understanding and knowledge of Pregnancy and Lactation issues in women with Rheumatic diseases. Key Stakeholders from the FDA, NIH, Womens advocacy groups, Dermatology, Gastrenterology, ACR and Pharma were asked to discuss what is know and what our unmet needs are.
Patients with osteoporosis had a significantly higher risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) than those without osteoporosis, according to the first and largest Asian population-based study to demonstrate a relationship between the two conditions.
Those who suffer from OA may one day have a new and effective cell therapy, thanks to a team of Czech researchers who studied the effectiveness of using an OA patient’s own adipose (fat) cells in a unique transplant therapy aimed at reducing the symptoms of this prevalent and difficult to treat condition as well as healing some of the damage caused by OA. Image: "Yellow adipose tissue in paraffin section - lipids washed out".
Between 1999 and 2013 opiate-related deaths nearly quadrupled, with the death rate rising from 1.4 to 5.1 deaths per 100,000. These alarming statistics have lead to greater regulation and oversight to opiate use.
Is it the making of a bubble, or the popping of it? Now we know.
The chikungunya epidemic has grown significantly in the Western hemisphere with an additional 3,000 cases worldwide during the past week. This amounts to a total of 1,247,000 cases and 183 fatalities since first reported on the Caribbean island of St.
In March 2014 the FDA approved apremilast (Otezla) for use in psoriatic arthritis based on three large"Palace" trials involving 1493 psoriatic arthritis patients. This ACR Hotline reviews the drugs use, efficacy, and toxicity.
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis(HLH) is a rare complication of many disorders. In children, systemic JIA is by far the most common cause of HLH.
The generic drug manufactuer Actavis joins Teva and Mylan with their lauch of celecoxib (Celebrex)in 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mg capsules. In 2013 celecoxib was the 21st leading prescribed drug in the U.S. with $2.4 billion in sales as of mid 2014. This article reviews the potential financial impact of this change on Actavis and Pfizer.
