Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called By First Name in Patient Messages
Oct 05, 2022
Female physicians were more likely to be called by their first names in electronic medical record (EMR) patient portal messaging, researchers found.
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Orthopedic surgery patients do fine without opioid painkillers
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Oct 05, 2022
Hamilton, ON (Oct. 4, 2022) – Patients can recover from orthopedic surgery just as well without using opioid-based painkillers, says a McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Transitioning JIA to Adult Care is Problematic
Oct 04, 2022
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) may start in adolescence and extend into adulthood.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Need to Quit Smoking ASAP
Oct 04, 2022
While it is known that smoking ups the risk of developing RA, its effect on outcomes in those with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is less known. A report from an early arthritis registry shows that current smoking increases disease activity and lowers health-related quality of life.
Causes of Death in Lupus
Oct 03, 2022
IL-17 Switching Works in Psoriatic Disease
Oct 03, 2022
Great and Not So Great (9.30.2022)
Sep 30, 2022
COVID-19 Arthropathy and Myalgia
Sep 30, 2022
An online survey of random COVID-19 infected persons shows that arthralgia and myalgia are common consequences to COVID-19 infection.
2022 Lasker Award Winners
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Sep 29, 2022
Opioid Crisis Costs USA $1.5 Trillion
Sep 29, 2022
Efficacy and Safety of JAK Inhibitors in Psoriatic Disease
Sep 28, 2022
Uncommon Misdiagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sep 28, 2022
Using long-term patient data from the BARFOT study of early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, researchers at the Karolinska Institute have shown that use of the ACR-1987 classification criteria was highly precise.