Articles By David Liew, FRACP
Polymyalgia rheumatica: more than just steroids at ACR22
After decades of having little else proven apart from glucocorticosteroids with which to treat polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), evidence for steroid-sparing options has grown in recent years, and this crescendo is set to continue at ACR Convergence 2022 in Philadelphia, PA.
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Can we stop RA before it happens?
Rheumatologists have long hoped and wondered whether the right type of early intervention could prevent rheumatoid arthritis occurring in at-risk individuals.
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Polymyalgia rheumatica immunological puzzle further illustrated
Infiltrating macrophages expressing IL-6 and GM-CSF may drive the subacromial bursitis often seen in polymyalgia rheumatica, according to new research (abstract OP0015) prese
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Best of 2021: Israel provides COVID vaccine answers for rheumatic disease patients
The question as to how autoimmune rheumatic disease patients fare with the COVID vaccine is one being asked in rheumatologists’ offices everywhere this year, and at the EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress, data presented from Israel, one of the first countries to vaccinate on a br
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Methotrexate and hepatic fibrosis: we must be doing something right
Methotrexate may be a rheumatologist’s best friend, but a key part of counselling any patient about its use has always been the risk of hepatotoxicity.
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Methotrexate and hepatic fibrosis: we must be doing something right
Methotrexate may be a rheumatologist’s best friend, but a key part of counselling any patient about its use has always been the risk of hepatotoxicity.
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Can tender and swollen joint counts work in a telemedicine world?
In a world where telemedicine and virtual care are not going away, is there value in patients assessing their own tender and swollen joints?
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Artificial intelligence brings clarity to early bony changes in inflammatory arthritis
Subtle early bony changes in inflammatory arthritis can be hard even for experienced rheumatologists to interpret, even though they have traditionally been considered to become disease-defining as they progress.
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Israel provides COVID vaccine answers for rheumatic disease patients
The question as to how autoimmune rheumatic disease patients fare with the COVID vaccine is one being asked in rheumatologists’ offices everywhere this year, and at the EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress, data presented from Israel, one of the first countries to vaccinate on a br
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Warfarin and End-Stage Osteoarthritis
Dr. David Liew discusses abstract #0934 - "Warfarin Use and Risk of Knee and Hip Replacements" - presented at the 2020 ACR annual meeting.
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