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The European Commission has extended approval for AbbVie’s upadacitinib 15 mg to treat adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis and adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis, according to a company press release.Previously approved…
Read MoreDepression rates were lower in patients treated with apremilast monotherapy for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis and higher in those treated with biologics, corticosteroids and non-apremilast combinations, according to a presentation.“Data comparing the relative…
Read MoreA survey conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic showed that almost one in four physicians were attacked on social media. This number is expected to be even higher now, according to one of the…
Read MorePatients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome experience significantly more prevalent gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, autonomic and allergic symptoms than those in the hospital without the disease, according to data published in Rheumatology.“Previous studies suggest associations between EDS…
Read MorePresident Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Jan. 25 issued an executive order that allows transgender men and women to serve in the military again.The executive order reverses an order from President Donald J….
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Having a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis means a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, but a new survey of CreakyJoints members reveals that many people with RA don’t know about this issue and aren’t…
Read MoreHaving rheumatoid arthritis raises your risk of heart disease, but getting certain tests to keep tabs on risk factors and symptoms can help you stay healthy. The post Preventing Heart Disease When You…
Read MorePeople with rheumatoid arthritis have nearly a 50 percent greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease. But there’s a lot you can do in your daily life to protect your heart and stay healthy….
Read MorePeople with rheumatoid arthritis have nearly a 50 percent greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Knowing the different factors that can affect your heart disease risk is the first step in lowering it….
Read MoreIn a recent study, the biologic medications tocilizumab (Actemra) and sarilumab (Kevzara) benefited very sick COVID-19 patients. But other research is conflicting. The post Can IL-6 Inhibitor Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications Treat Severe COVID-19?…
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Here’s how the NFL tackled the spread of COVID-19 among players, staffhlandiMon, 01/25/2021 – 17:51
Read MoreCivica Rx to build drug manufacturing facility to make sterile injectablesrkingMon, 01/25/2021 – 16:21
Read MoreBiden plans to issue executive orders for ACA exchanges, Medicaid: reportrkingMon, 01/25/2021 – 15:04
Read MorePrimary care docs make up minority of spending on low-value care, study findstreedMon, 01/25/2021 – 14:25
Read MoreBlues plans’ high-performance network saving 11% on care compared to PPOpminemyerMon, 01/25/2021 – 14:18
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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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