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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.
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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.
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.
Podcasts driving a revolution in rheumatology medical education
When journalist Ben Hammersley coined the word “podcast” in 2004, he was attempting to put a name to the phenomenon resulting from the timely convergence of widely available MP3 player technology, inexpensive audio software and weblog culture — a renaissance of radio programs that could be downloaded and played at the listener’s convenience, anytime or anywhere.
Infrared thermography reliable in assessing children with Raynaud's phenomenon
Infrared thermography is both reliable and reproducible in identifying children with peripheral microvascular disturbances in Raynaud’s phenomenon, according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.
Cancer, infection risk higher among patients treated with IL inhibitors
Rheumatology patients treated with interleukin inhibitors have an increased risk for serious infections, opportunistic infections and cancer, according to data published in JAMA Open Network.
When Autoimmune Disease Strikes Thrice: Managing Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome
By the time Lilly Stairs was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis at the age of 19 — following an arduous series of tests and doctor visits — she had already been living with an autoimmune disease for 12 years.
Patient-reported symptoms linked to disease activity changes in SSc
Patient-reported symptoms are associated with clinically impactful changes in systemic sclerosis disease activity, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.
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