Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Lung Cancer Risk, Particularly in Those With ILD
Rheumatoid arthritis increased the risk for lung cancer, and this risk was threefold higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis–associated...
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US Experience With Infliximab Biosimilars Suggests Need for More Development Incentives
Use of infliximab biosimilars in the United States rose slowly until three were on the market; it continued to remain lower for Medicare than for...
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Remission or Not, Biologics May Mitigate Cardiovascular Risks of RA
The use of bDMARDs in patients with RA may have additional beneficial effects on arterial wall inflammation, independent of systemic inflammation...
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How Safe is Anti–IL-6 Therapy During Pregnancy?
Transient neonatal cytopenia was the only possible adverse outcome that could be related to anti–IL-6 therapy.
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Trends in Rheumatic Disease Pain Management Show Decline in Opioid Use
Since 2014, opioid use for autoimmune rheumatic decreased by 15% annually while other management modalities increased or stabilized.
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High Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, Fibromyalgia With RA and OA Signals Need for Screening
Patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis who had an overall poorer patient status reported a greater prevalence of anxiety, depression...
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Steroids’ 75th Anniversary: Clinicians Strive to Use Less
Now in the 75th year since the first presentation on the clinical use of glucocorticoids, what consensus has been reached in sparing their use to...
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New Drugs, Treatment Strategies Aim to Lessen Rheumatic Diseases’ Reliance on Steroids
Selective GC receptor agonists and modulators and GC plus hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor combination therapy are some of the approaches...
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Financial Hardship Common With Rheumatologic Disease: How Can Doctors Help?
Patients with rheumatologic disease were 29% more likely than were those without such conditions to have difficulty paying medical bills. Here’s...
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Recurrent Monoarthritis: Does Microwave Ablation Help?
Microwave ablation was safe and effective as a long-term adjunct treatment for recurrent monoarthritis in patients resistant to medical therapy....
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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.