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UR 2020 Fall National Conference
We are looking forward to coming together as a rheumatology community to discuss an array of topics relevant to our field, including but not limited to: Payer Initiatives and ProgramsHear from various health…
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court tomorrow, Oct. 22.Health experts told Healio Primary Care that they are concerned with her possible ascension…
Read MoreSexual harassment is common among physicians, but many do not report incidents even though they negatively affect their personal and professional lives, according to research presented during the virtual Women in Medicine Summit.When…
Read MoreSarilumab is associated with a greater reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, with or without diabetes, compared with DMARDs or adalimumab, according to findings in Arthritis Research & Therapy.“The incidence…
Read MoreStudies have shown that among physicians in the fields surgery, obstetrics and anesthesiology, or SOA, women are more likely to experience emotional exhaustion, but men have higher rates of depersonalization.However, women are much…
Read MoreThe percentage of adult arthritis visits to office-based physicians increased significantly during 2006-2015, with the percentage of visits where opioids were prescribed also increasing during that time, according to data.“The 2016 CDC Guideline…
Read MoreCreakyJoints Newsfeed
For the most part, researchers found that people who ate healthy diets were no less likely to develop lupus than people who ate less nutritious diets — with one possible exception. The post…
Read MoreGoing barefoot while spending more time at home can further damage arthritic joints. Here’s how to avoid foot pain during the pandemic. The post Got More Arthritis Foot Pain Than Usual? The Surprising…
Read MoreIn Melbourne, Rosemary Ainley’s community is emerging from a second lockdown, which has her contemplating what yet another ‘new normal’ means when you live with arthritis and chronic illness. The post What Will…
Read MoreWhen treatment for inflammatory arthritis escalates, so does the risk of depression and anxiety — and there are many possible explanations for this link. The post Starting or Switching a Biologic Is Linked…
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely affected people with arthritis and chronic illness. This webinar aims to help people living with these conditions understand how to prevent infection and engage in daily routines and…
Read MoreFierceHealthcare Newsfeed
Tenet Healthcare works its playbook to drive Q3 recovery amid COVID challengestreedTue, 10/20/2020 – 16:56
Read MoreCigna’s Evernorth launching fertility solution FamilyPathpminemyerTue, 10/20/2020 – 16:26
Read MoreCMS to allow Nebraska to install voluntary Medicaid wellness and work requirementsrkingTue, 10/20/2020 – 15:26
Read MoreMerck testing drone delivery for vaccines in North CarolinahlandiTue, 10/20/2020 – 15:02
Read MoreWillis Towers Watson: Employers eye new health delivery approachespminemyerTue, 10/20/2020 – 12:02
Read MoreRheumatology Advisor Newsfeed
JAMA features a report on the controversy of stem cell treatments for musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders. Stem cell clinics are popular and proliferating as they are largely a cash business and fall outside of…
Read MoreImplementing a treat-to-target approach for the care of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) did not result in an increase in adverse events or resource use, a post-hoc analysis of a randomized trial showed. In an…
Read MoreA population based analysis from Israel suggests that giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients may be at increased risk for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) mainly target. This research was based on sporadic reports in…
Read MoreIn response to the growing opioid crisis, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the final Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), designed to reduce the risk of abuse, misuse,…
Read MoreThe Annals of Surgery reports on an anlaysis of FDA-mandated postmarket studies, including nearly 100,000 breast implant pprocedures, that showed silicone implants to be associated with higher rates of Sjögren’s syndrome, scleroderma, rheumatoid…
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