<ѻý>Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industryѻý> There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD Apr 07, 2016
<ѻý>RheumNow: Drugs That May Induce Raynaud'sѻý> Incidence of side effect is probably underestimated Mar 13, 2016
<ѻý>When "Unremarkable" Is Not Clear Enoughѻý> Radiology reports need to be held to higher standards, argues Saurabh Jha, MD Mar 10, 2016
<ѻý>Methotrexate Safe With Chronic Hepatitis B Infectionѻý> Study suggests contraindication should be reconsidered Mar 07, 2016
<ѻý>Anti-IL17A Tx Clears Most Cases of Psoriasisѻý> Durable long-term responses with ixekizumab, secukinumab Mar 07, 2016
<ѻý>Muscle Weakness Predicts Disability in Sclerodermaѻý> But muscle involvement not tied to higher mortality in this study Mar 01, 2016
<ѻý>Leflunomide Tied to Modest Weight Loss in RA Patientsѻý> Weight loss at 6 months linked with higher 3-year mortality Feb 24, 2016
<ѻý>Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Nameѻý> It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD Feb 23, 2016
<ѻý>RheumNow: It Took Me 30 Years to Learn This About RAѻý> Jack Cush, MD, shares insights into rheumatoid arthritis Feb 18, 2016
<ѻý>Tophaceous Gout: When Is Surgery Needed?ѻý> Indications include skin ulcerations, nerve entrapment, recurrent infection Feb 11, 2016
<ѻý>Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Educationѻý> In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing Feb 04, 2016
<ѻý>RheumNow: 10 Ways RA Could’ve Killed Glenn Freyѻý> Jack Cush reviews the complications associated with rheumatoid arthritis Jan 22, 2016
<ѻý>Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparitiesѻý> NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine Jan 21, 2016
<ѻý>RA Flares Common After Stopping Adalimumabѻý> But anti-TNF discontinuation may be possible in select patients Jan 20, 2016
<ѻý>Rituximab and IVIG: Possible Tx for Pemphigus Vulgaris?ѻý> Letter in NEJM describes long-term remission in 10 patients Dec 30, 2015
<ѻý>RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgiaѻý> Where fibromyalgia diagnosis can go wrong, and how to get it right Dec 29, 2015
<ѻý>Rheumatoid Factor Tied to Sjogren's Lymphomaѻý> Disease activity also contributed to blood cancer risk in Sjogren's syndrome Dec 02, 2015
<ѻý>RheumNow: Interstitial Lung Disease Not Increased With Biologicsѻý> New study explores risk of ILD in RA patients on biologics Nov 28, 2015
<ѻý>Stroke Spike Seen in Autoimmune Disorders After Shingles Attacksѻý> Risk increased by 50% in the first month Nov 09, 2015
<ѻý>Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?ѻý> Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
<ѻý>Negative Biopsy in Giant Cell Arteritis? Look to Symptomsѻý> Histopathologic changes in the temporal artery wall not helpful Oct 09, 2015
<ѻý>Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Betterѻý> Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
<ѻý>Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'ѻý> And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
<ѻý>Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Aheadѻý> Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system Sep 11, 2015
<ѻý>ACR Joins Outcry Against ABIM's MOC Programѻý> Calls it an "overreach" and questions ABIM's financial stewardship Aug 28, 2015
<ѻý>Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Payѻý> The case of the $1,700 mammogram Aug 26, 2015
<ѻý>13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians ѻý> 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
<ѻý>Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritisѻý> Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
<ѻý>Rituxan in Lupus: Responses Varyѻý> Almost 60% improved at 3 months, yet 20% worsened at 6 months. Apr 30, 2015
<ѻý>Stopping Enbrel Risky in Established RAѻý> 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
<ѻý>Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacksѻý> Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial. Apr 09, 2015
<ѻý>Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OAѻý> Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility. Feb 27, 2015
<ѻý>Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients?ѻý> Deft medication management is important. Feb 12, 2015
<ѻý>Are RA Patients More Sensitive to Pain?ѻý> For many RA is complicated by fibromyalgia. Jan 30, 2015
<ѻý>'Generic' Colchicine to Hit Marketѻý> May provide some price relief for gout patients. Jan 12, 2015
<ѻý>Meniscus Lesions Tied to Neuropathic Pain in Knee OAѻý> Meniscal extrusion on MRI significantly associated with increasing pain scores in knee osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2015
<ѻý>Early and Late Mortality Spikes in Giant Cell Arteritisѻý> Danish study reveals 10-year survival patterns. Dec 29, 2014
<ѻý>Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematicѻý> Spinal MRI criteria don't help differentiate SpA from nonspecific pain. Dec 27, 2014
<ѻý>JIA Parents Lose Significant Work Timeѻý> More missed work in the year before and after a child's diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Dec 18, 2014