Rheumatology
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Early RA Diagnosis and Treatment Lowers Treatment Costs
Costs were as much as 316% higher in patients diagnosed and treated more than 12 weeks after symptom onset.
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Debate: Should Dermatologists or Rheumatologists Manage Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Patients With Psoriasis?
The rheumatologist emphasized the potential that MSK symptoms are a sign of psoriatic arthritis and therefore should be managed by a...
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Treating Psoriatic Arthritis in Primary Care
First try nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, then synthetic conventional treatments, then biologics.
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Meet the Pregnancy Challenges of Women With Chronic Conditions
Proactive disease management and lifestyle modifications before and during pregnancy can improve maternal and infant health for women with...
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Women’s Risk for Lupus Rises With Greater Intake of Ultraprocessed Foods
The risk for SLE doubled in women with anti–double-stranded DNA antibodies.
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Gout Drugs in Late-Phase Trials Might Increase Patients at Target Urate Level
New options in late stages of clinical testing for refractory gout promise to increase the chances of reaching the guideline uric acid target with...
News from the FDA/CDC
Pyzchiva Receives FDA Approval as Third Ustekinumab Biosimilar
The biosimilar is approved for all indications of the reference medication, Stelara, and will launch in February 2025.
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Nurse-Led Care for Gout Generates Best Uric Acid Control
In gout management the treatment target is clear and nurses are often able to devote more time to a specific goal.
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Low Hydroxychloroquine Levels in Early Pregnancy Tied to Greater Flares in SLE
Hydroxychloroquine levels are linked to maternal flares in SLE, but not to adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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Why Do Investigational OA Drugs Need Better Trial Endpoints? Lorecivivint Serves as an Example
The reason that disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs remain elusive might be due to trial designs and targets not optimized for showing disease-...
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VEXAS Syndrome: Study Highlights Cutaneous Symptoms
Affected individuals exhibit a wide range of manifestations, including cytopenia/myelodysplasia, multiorgan systemic inflammation, and cutaneous...