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Cassie and Len Calabrese’s COVID-19 Corner: Issue #3
As we review the now over 14,000 articles published on COVID-19 we aim to draw your attention to something that has caught our eye, either clinically or scientific. This week, we focus on…
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The FDA has expanded the approval of ixekizumab injection 80 mg/mL to include treatment of active nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis in patients with objective signs of inflammation.In a milestone approval, Eli Lilly’s ixekizumab (Taltz)…
Read MoreIn its recent guidance on serology and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2, the American Association for Clinical Chemistry said that only specific tests should be used and only in certain instances.However, the organization also…
Read MoreLosing weight from young adulthood into midlife is associated with a substantially reduced risk for arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.“In addition to increases in the overall prevalence of…
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic, in places like Detroit, with a large working-class population, can highlight the gap between the rich and the poor. It can demonstrate how political unrest can impact the response to…
Read MoreAn overlapping case of Sjögren’s syndrome can lower the likelihood of achieving remission or low disease activity among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.“A growing number…
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This advice from clinical psychologist Laurie Ferguson, PhD, can help you identify and stop this bad habit so you can more easily cope with the unknowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post The…
Read MoreCreakyJoints and the Global Healthy Living Foundation hosted a Facebook Live Q&A with experts from the U.S. Centers from Disease Control and Prevention and the national physicians group United Rheumatology to discuss the…
Read MoreResearch shows that men with heart failure might have higher levels of ACE2 enzyme compared with women, and that could explain why they are faring worse with coronavirus. The post How the ACE2…
Read MoreJealousy is one of the seven deadly sins, but it feels justified in these, ahem, unprecedented times. The post I Have a Bad Case of ‘Reopen Envy,’ A Chronic Illness Patient Confesses appeared…
Read MoreNew data on COVID-19 patients from the Boston area adds to our understanding of how people with inflammatory arthritis and rheumatic conditions are affected by coronavirus. The post Rheumatology Patients with COVID-19 Not…
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Cigna eliminates cost-sharing for primary, specialty care in Medicare Advantage due to COVID-19pminemyerMon, 06/01/2020 – 10:42
Read MoreTelehealth could grow to a $250B revenue opportunity post-COVID: analysishlandiMon, 06/01/2020 – 12:05
Read MoreEvolent Health loses pivotal Kentucky Medicaid managed care contractrkingMon, 06/01/2020 – 11:30
Read MoreMajor health groups raise alarm over U.S. departure from World Health OrganizationtreedSat, 05/30/2020 – 21:39
Read MoreTeladoc exec: Why COVID-19 is proving a ‘great equalizer’ for mental health carepminemyerFri, 05/29/2020 – 14:40
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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