Muscle Weakness Predicts Disability in Scleroderma But muscle involvement not tied to higher mortality in this study Mar 01, 2016
Leflunomide Tied to Modest Weight Loss in RA Patients Weight loss at 6 months linked with higher 3-year mortality Feb 24, 2016
Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD Feb 23, 2016
RheumNow: It Took Me 30 Years to Learn This About RA Jack Cush, MD, shares insights into rheumatoid arthritis Feb 18, 2016
Tophaceous Gout: When Is Surgery Needed? Indications include skin ulcerations, nerve entrapment, recurrent infection Feb 11, 2016
Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing Feb 04, 2016
RheumNow: 10 Ways RA Could’ve Killed Glenn Frey Jack Cush reviews the complications associated with rheumatoid arthritis Jan 22, 2016
Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine Jan 21, 2016
RA Flares Common After Stopping Adalimumab But anti-TNF discontinuation may be possible in select patients Jan 20, 2016
Rituximab and IVIG: Possible Tx for Pemphigus Vulgaris? Letter in NEJM describes long-term remission in 10 patients Dec 30, 2015
RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Where fibromyalgia diagnosis can go wrong, and how to get it right Dec 29, 2015
Rheumatoid Factor Tied to Sjogren's Lymphoma Disease activity also contributed to blood cancer risk in Sjogren's syndrome Dec 02, 2015
RheumNow: Interstitial Lung Disease Not Increased With Biologics New study explores risk of ILD in RA patients on biologics Nov 28, 2015
Stroke Spike Seen in Autoimmune Disorders After Shingles Attacks Risk increased by 50% in the first month Nov 09, 2015
Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System? Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
Negative Biopsy in Giant Cell Arteritis? Look to Symptoms Histopathologic changes in the temporal artery wall not helpful Oct 09, 2015
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system Sep 11, 2015
ACR Joins Outcry Against ABIM's MOC Program Calls it an "overreach" and questions ABIM's financial stewardship Aug 28, 2015
Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay The case of the $1,700 mammogram Aug 26, 2015
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritis Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
Rituxan in Lupus: Responses Vary Almost 60% improved at 3 months, yet 20% worsened at 6 months. Apr 30, 2015
Stopping Enbrel Risky in Established RA Fewer patients with longstanding disease flared if they remained on even a half dose of etanercept, and time to flare was greater. Apr 22, 2015
Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial. Apr 09, 2015
Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OA Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility. Feb 27, 2015
Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients? Deft medication management is important. Feb 12, 2015
Meniscus Lesions Tied to Neuropathic Pain in Knee OA Meniscal extrusion on MRI significantly associated with increasing pain scores in knee osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2015
Early and Late Mortality Spikes in Giant Cell Arteritis Danish study reveals 10-year survival patterns. Dec 29, 2014
Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematic Spinal MRI criteria don't help differentiate SpA from nonspecific pain. Dec 27, 2014
JIA Parents Lose Significant Work Time More missed work in the year before and after a child's diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Dec 18, 2014
Antibodies Predict Scleroderma Renal Crisis Antibody test aids assessing risk for this potentially lethal complication. Dec 17, 2014
Disease Activity Predicts Death in Sjogren's High disease activity at baseline and immune markers can be used as prognostic markers in Sjogren's syndrome. Dec 02, 2014
Gout May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease Study showed AD incidence higher over 5 years for patients without gout. Nov 21, 2014
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Is Rare With Denosumab for Bone Loss Study finds risk very low, even with long-term drug therapy. Nov 20, 2014
Cyclophosphamide May Ease Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Majority of patients treated with CYC experienced improved muscle strength and function. Nov 19, 2014
