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Ultrasound helps localize ankle inflammation in juvenile arthritis
Ultrasound can assist clinical examinations in precisely identifying inflamed sites in ankles among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Breathing 'Rheum' in COVID-19 Hotspots: New Orleans finds new 'camaraderie' amid economic bust
The very idea of social distancing runs contrary to congregation and celebration, two things that lie at the core of New Orleans culture. It is for this reason, perhaps, that New Orleanians were initially resistant to quarantine measures to contain COVID-19. But as the death toll climbed and Mayor LaToya Cantrell canceled St. Patrick’s Day festivities, the city slowly awakened to the idea that this was serious business.
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Tenosynovial fluid white cell count complements ultrasound to rule out inflammatory tenosynovitis
Although a negative Doppler ultrasound can help rule out inflammatory disease in tenosynovitis, positive results are nonspecific and warrant tenosynovial fluid testing, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Rheumatology coalition unveils patient registry to 'curate, disseminate' COVID-19 data
A newly formed organization, the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, has launched an international registry to collect data on patients with rheumatic diseases who may or may not have contracted the infection that is causing the global pandemic. The aim is to aid clinicians and researchers in real time as the situation evolves.
Unmasking COVID-19: Masks 'not necessary,' hand hygiene crucial for patients, providers
The situation with COVID-19, or the currently circulating coronavirus, is developing so rapidly that new information may likely be available by the time you reach the end of this paragraph. But along with factual information, misinformation also abounds on social media, on cable news channels and in print publications. Healio Rheumatology will attempt to set the record straight for health care providers looking to sort out fact from fiction.
United Rheumatology meeting 'opens the conversation' between rheumatologists, payers
The United Rheumatology Spring National Meeting will offer attendees lectures on cutting edge topics such as genomics and transcriptomics in addition to a range of continuing medical education activities. But the real appeal of United Rheumatology, and of the meeting, will be the guidance that can be provided to independent rheumatologists regarding practice management strategies and interacting with payers.
More than one-third of relevant dollars received by ACR guideline authors go undisclosed
Approximately 35% of relevant industry payments to U.S.-based authors of American College of Rheumatology clinical practice guidelines remain undisclosed, according to findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
MRI may help differentiate checkpoint inhibitor-induced arthritis, other joint pain
MRI imaging may help physicians distinguish between inflammatory arthritis caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors from other joint pain, and aid in identifying patients who are at an increased risk for joint damage, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
Joint replacement fails to eliminate, prevent ultrasound synovitis in RA
Joint replacement neither eliminates nor prevents ultrasound-detected synovitis among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in BMC Rheumatology.
Celebrating the life of Calvin R. Brown, Jr., MD, rheumatologist and teacher
The rheumatology community lost clinician and educator Calvin R. Brown, MD, on Dec. 1, 2019. He was 66 years old. His final years were spent at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, practicing rheumatology and training fellows in the specialty.
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