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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in rheumatology.

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<乌鸦传媒>Multimarker Urine Test Promises to Improve Lupus Nephritis Diagnosis, Prognosis

Accuracy above 85% in early testing -- far better than proteinuria and biopsy

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<乌鸦传媒>Is It the Therapy or the Therapist Who Helps With Knee Pain?

Physical therapy for meniscal tears clearly helps, but new study points to a placebo effect

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Treatments That Don't Work for Osteoarthritis

Negative studies of colchicine and herbal-supplement cocktail dash some hopes

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<乌鸦传媒>Zoster Vaccine Found Effective, Safe in Autoimmune Patients

Claims data show it works and doesn't cause lupus flares

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<乌鸦传媒>JAK Inhibitor Succeeds in Giant Cell Arteritis Trial

At least modestly effective, phase III data show

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<乌鸦传媒>NMO Drug Looks Good for IgG4-Related Disease

Phase III results, now published, should support approval

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<乌鸦传媒>Lowest Paid Medical 乌鸦传媒 in 2024

These eight specialties earn the least, with many averaging less than $300k per year

A photo of a female physical therapist guiding her senior female client through resistance band exercises.

<乌鸦传媒>Resistance Training Falls Short in Severe Hip Arthritis

Trial finds conservative approach inferior to joint replacement

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<乌鸦传媒>Wegovy Reduced Pain From Knee Osteoarthritis

Patients taking the GLP-1 drug also had greater improvement in physical function

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<乌鸦传媒>Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

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<乌鸦传媒>Filgotinib Maintains RA Efficacy for 3 Years, No New Safety Issues

Looks like FDA blew the call on selective JAK1 inhibitor

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<乌鸦传媒>Old-Line Rheum Drugs Lose Luster in JIA

Treatment patterns shift as new products come on board

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Stab at Disease-Modifying OA Drug Hits Home in Early Study

Taking a page from HIV medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Offers Clues for Avoiding RMD Flares After COVID Vaccination

European registry analysis brings surprises along with the expected

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<乌鸦传媒>Want to Cut Urate Levels? Try Losing Weight

But Japanese study suggests losses need to be substantial

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<乌鸦传媒>CHEST Roundup: Diabetes in RA Patients Ups Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease

Plus: nalbuphine for IPF cough and AI for reducing lung allograft discards

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<乌鸦传媒>Acupuncture for Sciatica: Will This Trial Finally Silence the Skeptics?

Findings from new study raise the bar

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<乌鸦传媒>This Exercise May Help Lower Back Pain, No Special Equipment Needed

Carefully structured run-walk program proves mettle in small trial

MRI images of sacroiliac articulation in a patient with ankylosing spondyloarthritis.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Does OK, Not Great, for Finding Inflamed Joints in axSpA

While imperfect relative to human experts, system might still be clinically useful

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<乌鸦传媒>What Skin Says About Health

Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death

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<乌鸦传媒>Exercise, Education to Relieve Knee OA: Mixed Results in Modeling Study

Only limited value when costs are considered, study suggests

A photo of an MRI image of a knee on a monitor with an out-of-focus MRI machine in the background.

<乌鸦传媒>In Diagnosing Knee Pain, Sometimes More Is More

MRI does occasionally reveal important findings missed on x-ray

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<乌鸦传媒>These Kids With JIA Fare Poorly for Methotrexate Adherence

Family, social, and financial stress compromises treatment, study suggests

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<乌鸦传媒>JAK Inhibitors Edge Out Anti-TNFs for Pain Relief in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Swedish study looks at neglected issue in RA treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>Hitting Psoriatic Arthritis Early With Apremilast Helps Some Patients, Trial Finds

But only a minority achieved minimal disease activity within 16 weeks

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs New Option for Rare Immune-Mediated Vasculitis

Benralizumab wins approval for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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<乌鸦传媒>95-Year-Old Physician: Here's How I Stood Up to a Deeply Ill Richard Nixon

Nixon was still recovering from a difficult infection when he debated JFK in 1960

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<乌鸦传媒>Off-the-Shelf Drug Matches CAR-T Effects in Refractory Lupus

Patient achieves remission with biologic agent currently used for myeloma

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<乌鸦传媒>Arthritis Patients More Likely to Stick With Biosimilars

Spanish registry data show longer time without discontinuing; reasons unclear, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Scleroderma Patients See Worsened Raynaud's in Summer, Too

Study shows surprising nonlinearity between temperature and symptom severity

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel Drug Works Near-Miracle for sJIA Patients With Life-Threatening Complication

Compassionate use produces dramatic results in two patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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<乌鸦传媒>Use of Birth Control Appears Spotty for Women With Lupus

Records suggest guidelines on contraceptives are mostly not followed

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<乌鸦传媒>Renal Impairment Tracks With Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity

Study highlights another reason to keep RA under control

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<乌鸦传媒>Combo Biologics for Lupus Mostly Flop

But hint of benefit suggests the approach might not be a dead end

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.

Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

<乌鸦传媒>Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancers

Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's

A computer rendering of the palmar face of the hand and its contents: median nerve, tendons, radial artery.

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Hand OA May Affect Tendons Too

But clinical importance remains uncertain

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<乌鸦传媒>Economic, Personal Burden of RA: Maybe Not So Bad?

Survey data show increased healthcare costs, functional impairment, but not as much as expected

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<乌鸦传媒>Lupus Organ Damage Most Often Comes Early

Spanish cohort study tracked patients for up to 20 years after diagnosis

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