GRAPPA has provided new, evidence based updates to the management of enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), affecting at least 30% of PsA patients and is associated with more severe disease, x-ray damage, and poorer outcomes.
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Full read, very good review of steroids, HPA suppression, equivalents, use during surgery etc from J Endo Society. Notably literature supports continued daily GC in surgical patients, with a short course of perioperative IV GC https://t.co/jzNE5o0DBG https://t.co/6V8mhTOVTv
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About 1 mo ago we reported US drug makers would increase price of 350 drugs; now it seems US Pharma has raised list pric
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About 1 mo ago we reported US drug makers would increase price of 350 drugs; now it seems US Pharma has raised list prices of 983 arthritis, cancer and otherdrugs by an average of 5.6% in Jan 2023; as industry faces new federal laws to control costs https://t.co/HkdDurbNrQ https://t.co/rEvmwACdfk
Early ph II Pilot trial of 30 Systemic Sclerosis Pts using a new antifibrotic FT011 400mg vs 200mg v PBO x 12 wks showe
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Early ph II Pilot trial of 30 Systemic Sclerosis Pts using a new antifibrotic FT011 400mg vs 200mg v PBO x 12 wks showed CRISS score improved by 60% (400mg; (p=0.02 ) or 20% (200mg) at 12wks. An OL extension is planned for 9 mos @400 mg/d. https://t.co/8R51VLUbvX https://t.co/vc3JJKXfk3
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Novel Proteomic Biomarker Set in Osteoarthritis NIH funded researchers have developed a set of serum proteomic biomark
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Novel Proteomic Biomarker Set in Osteoarthritis
NIH funded researchers have developed a set of serum proteomic biomarkers that successfully predict clinically relevant KOA progression (both structural change and joint pain) over a 2 year period.
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Physician Burnout Remains, Less So in Rheumatology The 2023 Medscape Survey on Physician burnout ranks rheumatology at
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Physician Burnout Remains, Less So in Rheumatology
The 2023 Medscape Survey on Physician burnout ranks rheumatology at #10; which is down from #2 when the survey was last done in 2021.
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1st there was combined Rheum-Derm or Rheum-Pulm clinics. Medscape reports new Rheum-Cardiology clinics at Cleveland Clin
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1st there was combined Rheum-Derm or Rheum-Pulm clinics. Medscape reports new Rheum-Cardiology clinics at Cleveland Clinic, NYU, Brigham, Stanford. Useful in research, managing Rheum pts a) at hi CV risk, B) having procedures/surgery, c) risk reduction https://t.co/Y5KDv7wSho https://t.co/WjHVxOQ1xJ
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