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Patient-reported symptoms linked to disease activity changes in SSc

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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Social media opens new avenue to advocacy in rheumatology

Social media opens new avenue to advocacy in rheumatology

Political activism is more accessible than ever thanks to the amplification offered by social media, and rheumatologists can use social media — particularly Twitter — to advocate for the profession and their patients, according to Angus Worthing, MD, private practice rheumatologist and chair of the Government Affairs Committee for the American College of Rheumatology.

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May 24, 2019
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Speaking the Language: Health care execs join United Rheumatology to advocate for independent practice

Speaking the Language: Health care execs join United Rheumatology to advocate for independent practice

In the ever-changing landscape of the United States health care system, rheumatologists need a voice. They need a voice in managing the complex web of drug pricing structures, a voice in developing clinical guidelines, and, on a fundamental level, a voice in simply communicating with all the players involved in running the day-to-day operations of a rheumatology practice.

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April 30, 2019
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Congress of Clinical Rheumatology to feature both well-known, 'off the circuit' speakers

Congress of Clinical Rheumatology to feature both well-known, 'off the circuit' speakers

More than 620 registered attendees from 45 states and 11 countries are traveling to Destin, Florida, this week for the 2019 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology, scheduled for May 2 to 5, according to David McLain, MD, FACP, FACR, where they will learn about a wide range of topics from speakers they may not hear anywhere else.

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March 13, 2019
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Fighting an 'invisible epidemic' during Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month

Faced with an increasing incidence and prevalence of autoimmune disease in the United States —approximately 23.5 million Americans are affected across the country, according to the NIH — Bonnie Feldman, MBA, DDS, says it is time to acknowledge what she calls “an invisible epidemic.”

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February 27, 2019
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National Rare Disease Week goes to Washington

More than 500 patient advocates met in Washington, D.C., this week in recognition of National Rare Disease Week, where they aim to educate and lobby members of Congress, as well as empower themselves to become better voices for those with conditions that seldom get the spotlight.

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February 20, 2019
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Tocilizumab better than placebo in preserving forced vital capacity in systemic sclerosis

Tocilizumab better than placebo in preserving forced vital capacity in systemic sclerosis

In two recent randomized clinical trials studying tocilizumab in patients with systemic sclerosis, a weekly regimen of 162 mg was more effective than placebo in preserving predicted forced vital capacity at 24 and 48 weeks, according to an expert at the annual Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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January 18, 2019
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing not ready for prime time in rheumatology

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing not ready for prime time in rheumatology

Splashy headlines in the mainstream media that proclaim advances in medicine are often not what they seem. That may be the case with a recent series of FDA approvals surrounding the direct-to-consumer genetic testing platform, 23andMe.

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November 15, 2018
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Few rheumatic adverse events from immune checkpoint inhibitors require discontinuation

Researchers found that the most prevalent adverse effect linked to immune checkpoint inhibitors was inflammatory arthritis, and although most patients received long courses of immune suppression, few required checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

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October 29, 2018
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On-demand sildenafil not superior to placebo for Raynaud's syndrome

Despite a high probability that on-demand sildenafil is superior to placebo in the treatment of Raynaud’s syndrome, aggregate observed findings failed to demonstrate clinically relevant efficacy, according to data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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