Healio Rheumatology Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Healio Rheumatology.

Table of Contents

• Disappointed but Undaunted: Pursuing New Avenues in Lupus Drug Development
• ACR Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse Medicare Part D Formulary Change
• CDC Guidelines May be Linked to Greater Declines in Opioid Prescribing
• Chronic Pain May Contribute to Suicide Deaths
• CMS Issues Guidance On Step Therapy for Part B drugs: The Good and Bad News Michael C. Schweitz, MD
• Depression Accounts for Twofold Increase in Risk for Lupus
• Disease Activity, Corticosteroids Raise Risk for Preterm Delivery in Pregnant Women With RA, JIA
• Documentation to Justify Opioid Prescriptions Often Lacking
• Less Than One-third of Reproductive-age Women With Rheumatic Disease Use Prescription Contraception
• Long-term Opioid Therapy Management Does Not Usually Diminish Doctor-patient Trust
• Lost Productivity Costs High for SLE, Sjögren's, Systemic Sclerosis
• Moderate Drinking Lessens Risk for Lupus Among Black Women
• Older Men With Symptomatic, Radiographic Knee OA at Greater Risk for Injurious Falls
• Patients With Multiple Prescribers More Likely to Seek 'High-risk' Prescriptions
• Patients With Systemic Sclerosis-SLE Overlap Younger At Diagnosis, Lack Skin Symptoms
• Physician Burnout May Lead to Suboptimal Patient Care
• Transitional Care Improves Self-care, Quality of Life in Patients With Lupus
• Blood Test for RA Biomarker Launched
• FDA Approves Actemra Subcutaneous Injection for Active Systemic JIA
• FDA Approves Cassipa for Medication-assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence
• Regeneron, Teva Announce Fasinumab Yielded Positive Results in Study of Knee, Hip OA
• Uptake of Filgrastim Biosimilars Spikes Among Medicare Beneficiaries
• Lupus: A Look Back at the Discovery of the Original Diagnostic Biomarker Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
• Hospital Execs’ Salaries Nearly Doubled as Physician Increases Lag Behind
• Aortic, Renal Involvement More Frequent Among Children With Takayasu Arteritis
• Body Composition-based Obesity, Sarcopenic Obesity Linked to Knee OA Risk
• Early DMARD Use Linked to Improved JIA Control, Outcomes
• Hip Injury, 'Giving Way' Linked to Pain Exacerbation in OA
• Bridging the Treatment Gap Between Pediatric, Adult Rheumatology Care
• Methotrexate Standing Orders Boost Nurse Autonomy, Reduce Physician Workload
• Misdiagnosed Septic Arthritis in Gout Increases Joint Damage, Fatality Risk
• Nurses can Follow 'Subtle Signs' to Prevent Infusion Reactions
• Patients With Prior Kawasaki’s Disease Need to Plan Pregnancies Carefully
• Psoriasis With Less Than 10% Body Surface Area Can Still be Severe
• Salivary Gland Ultrasound Predictive in More Severe Sjögren's Cases
• Staff Buy-in, Input Needed to Curb Opioid Prescribing at Outpatient Clinics
• Onsite With Temple University Hospital: A Rheumatology ‘Safety Net’ For Region’s Poorest
• ACR Report Card: Majority of States Score 'C' for Rheumatology Care
• Drug Prices Rise Twice as Fast During Shortages
• Infliximab Biosimilar 'Only Moderately' Cheaper vs. Biologic Under Medicare Part D
• Osteoporosis Linked to Higher Risk for Dementia
• Pain the Main Driver of Health Care Use in OA