RA Flares Common After Stopping Adalimumab But anti-TNF discontinuation may be possible in select patients Jan 20, 2016
Rituximab and IVIG: Possible Tx for Pemphigus Vulgaris? Letter in NEJM describes long-term remission in 10 patients Dec 30, 2015
Steroid Injections May Ease Jaw Pain in JIA But relief is seldom complete and some patients get no benefit Dec 30, 2015
RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Where fibromyalgia diagnosis can go wrong, and how to get it right Dec 29, 2015
Some Benefit With Entyvio for Arthritis in Crohn's Trend seen for treating extraintestinal manifestations Dec 13, 2015
Rheumatoid Factor Tied to Sjogren's Lymphoma Disease activity also contributed to blood cancer risk in Sjogren's syndrome Dec 02, 2015
RheumNow: Interstitial Lung Disease Not Increased With Biologics New study explores risk of ILD in RA patients on biologics Nov 28, 2015
Stroke Spike Seen in Autoimmune Disorders After Shingles Attacks Risk increased by 50% in the first month Nov 09, 2015
Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System? Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
Negative Biopsy in Giant Cell Arteritis? Look to Symptoms Histopathologic changes in the temporal artery wall not helpful Oct 09, 2015
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system Sep 11, 2015
ACR Joins Outcry Against ABIM's MOC Program Calls it an "overreach" and questions ABIM's financial stewardship Aug 28, 2015
Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay The case of the $1,700 mammogram Aug 26, 2015
Plaquenil Benefits Fetus in Lupus Pregnancy Preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction decreased with hydroxychloroquine Jul 05, 2015
Stelara Eases Spine Symptoms in PsA Improvements with ustekinumab maintained for 2 years Jun 15, 2015 video
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
Prednisone Offers Modest Relief in Sciatica Oral steroids are commonly used but without much supporting evidence. May 19, 2015
Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritis Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
Mortality High in Systemic Juvenile Arthritis Death rates are highest among girls -- up to 50-fold greater than in the general population. May 01, 2015
Rituxan in Lupus: Responses Vary Almost 60% improved at 3 months, yet 20% worsened at 6 months. Apr 30, 2015
Stopping Enbrel Risky in Established RA Fewer patients with longstanding disease flared if they remained on even a half dose of etanercept, and time to flare was greater. Apr 22, 2015
Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial. Apr 09, 2015
Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OA Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility. Feb 27, 2015
Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients? Deft medication management is important. Feb 12, 2015
Meniscus Lesions Tied to Neuropathic Pain in Knee OA Meniscal extrusion on MRI significantly associated with increasing pain scores in knee osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2015
Early and Late Mortality Spikes in Giant Cell Arteritis Danish study reveals 10-year survival patterns. Dec 29, 2014
Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematic Spinal MRI criteria don't help differentiate SpA from nonspecific pain. Dec 27, 2014
JIA Parents Lose Significant Work Time More missed work in the year before and after a child's diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Dec 18, 2014
Antibodies Predict Scleroderma Renal Crisis Antibody test aids assessing risk for this potentially lethal complication. Dec 17, 2014
Painful Hands, Hurting Hearts? Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis was linked with coronary heart disease. Dec 15, 2014
Women, Blacks at Greater Risk for Bunions Subgroups most likely to develop hallux valgus confirmed in major study. Dec 04, 2014
Disease Activity Predicts Death in Sjogren's High disease activity at baseline and immune markers can be used as prognostic markers in Sjogren's syndrome. Dec 02, 2014
NSAID Effective for RA Symptoms, Celebrex Easier on Stomach Patients on celecoxib experienced greater pain reduction after 6 weeks of treatment. Dec 01, 2014
FDA Panel Wants Safer Epidural Steroid Shots Majority votes to end epidural injections with "particulate" steroids. Nov 25, 2014