Spondyloarthropathies News

Costs for the 49 top-selling brand-name prescription drugs in the United States increased by a median 76% between 2012 and 2017, with all but one drug displaying regular annual or biannual price increases, according to an analysis of pharmacy claims data published in JAMA Network Open.

Fear and anxiety related to their disease, in addition to infertility, may impact family sizes of women with inflammatory arthritis, according to data published in ACR Open Rheumatology.

Intravenous golimumab, administered in doses of 2 mg per kg, maintained its efficacy through 1 year in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, with no new safety-profile concerns, according to data published in the Journal of Rheumatology.

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.

DESTIN, Fla. — Multiple human and rodent studies suggest that the gut microbiome likely contributes to all diseases caused by a dysregulation of the immune system, according to James T. Rosenbaum, MD, who heads the division of arthritis and rheumatic diseases at the Oregon Health Sciences University.

DESTIN, Fla. — Wearables are being used by patients with rheumatologic disease and research has indicated that clinicians can use activity tracker data for flare assessment, according to an expert here at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology.

DESTIN, Fla. — Despite its common association with autoimmune diseases, just 17% of patients with uveitis are evaluated for, or diagnosed with, a systemic autoimmune disease when receiving ophthalmology care, according to a presenter at the 2019 North American Young Rheumatology Investigator Forum.

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.

Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent among men and women with inflammatory arthritis, with diseases-related factors impacting fluctuations in sexual function and reduced sexual desire, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Health care providers should avoid prescribing chronic low-dose glucocorticoids — regardless of risk factors or disease activity — when treating children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis manifesting as non‐systemic polyarthritis, sacroiliitis or enthesitis, according to recommendations published in Arthritis Care & Research.