Rheumatology
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Novel program improves RA care, cuts costs
Key clinical point: Quality programs can improve care and save costs for rheumatoid arthritis patients. Major finding: After 1 year, the savings...
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OA patients benefit long term from exercise or manual therapy
Key clinical point: Prescribing exercise therapy or manual therapy to patients in various stages of OA can provide long-term benefit in addition...
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VIDEO: Exercise, manual therapy for OA add incremental benefits to usual care
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VIDEO: RA linked to increased mortality in Nurses’ Health Study
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Children born to mothers with RA more likely to be born early
Key clinical point: Keep aware that pregnant women with RA or signs of preclinical disease may be more likely to give birth preterm and have...
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Veterans more likely to have arthritis at any age
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Multitarget induction therapy superior over short term for lupus nephritis
Key clinical point: Multitarget treatment is superior to intravenous cyclophosphamide as induction therapy for lupus nephritis. Major finding:...
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Chronic inflammatory disease patients at greater risk of major CV events
Key clinical point: Patients with RA, PsA, and psoriasis have similarly elevated risk for major adverse cardiovascular events when compared with...
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Abatacept + methotrexate makes early drug-free RA remission possible
Key clinical point: Early RA drug-free remission may be possible following treatment with abatacept.
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Control of early RA maintained with reduced-dose etanercept plus methotrexate
Key clinical point: Maintenance therapy with reduced-dose etanercept plus methotrexate controls RA better than methotrexate alone or placebo.
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Trial backs rituximab for maintenance of ANCA-associated vasculitis remission
Key clinical point: Rituximab maintenance therapy is superior to standard azathioprine maintenance for ANCA-associated vasculitis. Major finding:...