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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>Giant Cell Arteritis Growing More Lethal

Worrisome findings in Canadian study

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Gout Protective Against Dementia?

Provocative results from Korean study

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<乌鸦传媒>Day in the Life of a Doctor: Three Hospitals in One Day

Go on call with rheumatologist and YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>Could an Available Drug Stop Dupuytren's in Its Tracks?

Phase II trial shows promise in early-stage disease

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<乌鸦传媒>One Benefit We Don't See From RA Biologics

One might have hoped that these agents would help patients stay on the job

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<乌鸦传媒>In Lupus, 'Normal-Appearing' Skin Is Not Normal

Groundwork for inflammation laid before lesions develop

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<乌鸦传媒>Testing for Th/To Antibodies May Help in Scleroderma Management

Test identifies patients at high risk for pulmonary hypertension

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<乌鸦传媒>Biologics for JIA? Not So Fast, Say Insurers

Nearly all required prior authorization in a small study, and requests often rejected at first

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Alzheimer's Risk Lower With TNF Inhibitors?

For arthritis patients with cardiovascular disease, the answer may be yes

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<乌鸦传媒>Day in the Life of a Doctor: Pediatric Rheumatology

YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, brings us along for her pediatric rheumatology rotation

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<乌鸦传媒>Toward More Uniform Methotrexate Dosing in Psoriasis

International expert group urges common standards

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<乌鸦传媒>Tacrolimus Measures Up in Lupus Nephritis Trial

Oral alternative to IV drugs

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<乌鸦传媒>'It's an Alien Knee in There': Mixed Feelings After Joint Replacement

Study highlights common, but rarely discussed, problem

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<乌鸦传媒>Glaucoma: The Newest Autoimmune Disease?

Researchers argue for a "paradigm shift"

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<乌鸦传媒>Reassurance on Steroid Shots for Knee OA

Study counters fears that injections worsen underlying pathology

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<乌鸦传媒>Mixed Results for Oral Lupus Drug in Phase II

Mid-stage study offers hope but also reason for caution

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<乌鸦传媒>Ankylosing Spondylitis: Another Step Toward Individualized Therapy

Study IDs factors predicting response to TNF inhibitors

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<乌鸦传媒>Hopes Dashed for Novel Osteoarthritis Treatment

Noninvasive therapy looked like a sure winner until trial results came in

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<乌鸦传媒>Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet

With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor

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<乌鸦传媒>Kids With IBD Need Close Monitoring as They Grow Up

Meta-analysis confirms: substantially increased cancer risk in adulthood

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<乌鸦传媒>10 乌鸦传媒 With the Lowest Hourly Rate

Calculated by annual salary divided by number of hours worked

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<乌鸦传媒>Dyspnea in Woman With RA Reveals a Diaphragmatic Lipoma

MRI can help differentiate these benign soft-tissue masses from more aggressive liposarcomas

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<乌鸦传媒>Predicting Treatment Response in Inflammatory Muscle Disorders

Swedish registry study elicits factors associated with improvement

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<乌鸦传媒>Acute Muscle Weakness and Skin Rash Following a Lupus Diagnosis

Clinicians consider many differentials

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Years On, Tremfya Still Shines in Psoriatic Arthritis

Efficacy increases in long-term extension data

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<乌鸦传媒>Mystery: Why Would Hand OA Be Less Severe in Black People?

Data contrast with previous findings for hip and knee osteoarthritis

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<乌鸦传媒>Trial Data Confirm Heightened Risks With JAK Inhibitor

May help patients and clinicians better weigh benefit against adverse effects

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<乌鸦传媒>How Preventable Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Big study sets a number

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<乌鸦传媒>Psoriasis Patients, Docs Want to Do More to Prevent Heart Problems

Despite well-known cardiovascular risks, most patients currently undertreated

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<乌鸦传媒>Don't Expect Much From COVID Vax in This Patient Group

With rituximab on board, even third doses didn't induce meaningful antibody response

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<乌鸦传媒>Muddled Picture for Antidepressant as Osteoarthritis Pain Reliever

Trial in primary care setting fails to confirm benefit seen in specialty clinics

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<乌鸦传媒>Success for Upadacitinib in PsA, Despite Concerns

JAK inhibitor nabs new indication after FDA called for boxed warnings on the class

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<乌鸦传媒>Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Less Heart Risk in RA, Lupus

Current use of the antimalarial especially was particularly associated with less thrombosis

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Trial, Another PRP Flop in Osteoarthritis

Fails to outperform saline in randomized trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Study Confirms Gout Benefit With SGLT2 Inhibitors

Gout risk reduction was significantly better than with DPP-4 inhibitors

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<乌鸦传媒>Biologic Disappoints for Arthritis Achilles' Inflammation

But phase III trial did find some patient-oriented benefits

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<乌鸦传媒>For Systemic JIA, Start Biologics Early

Observational study shows excellent efficacy in systemic pediatric arthritis

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<乌鸦传媒>HAE Still Drawing Attention From Drugmakers

Two new products show midstage promise in hereditary angioedema

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<乌鸦传媒>Secukinumab: An Up-and-Coming Option in Giant Cell Arteritis?

Phase II trial found sustained remission with steroid-sparing effects

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<乌鸦传媒>Voclosporin Benefits in Nephritis Persist at 30 Months

No new safety signals seen in long-term extension for lupus nephritis

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