Rheumatology
Guidelines
Proposed PMR guidelines aim to standardize therapy
Conference Coverage
New definition of clinically meaningful CKD progression
Key clinical point: A decline of 30% in eGFR over the course of 2 years helps identify those who will progress to end-stage renal disease in the...
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Naloxegol cut opioid-associated constipation without impairing pain relief
Key clinical point: Naloxegol improves opioid-induced constipation without affecting pain relief.
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VIDEO: Goserelin helps dodge ovarian failure in HR-negative breast cancer
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Glucosamine, chondroitin combo found equal to celecoxib for severe knee OA pain
Key clinical point: Patients with moderate to severe knee OA pain who do not have prior coronary artery disease or peripheral artery disease or...
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Consider facet joint OA in older patients with low back pain
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RA’s heterogeneity poses challenge to ‘personalized medicine’
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Activity program staves off mobility disability
Major finding: After 2 years, the primary outcome was developing mobility disability – losing the ability to walk 400 meters within 15 minutes at...
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Physical therapy failed to improve hip OA
Key clinical point: Think twice before referring patients with hip OA for PT.Major finding: Physical therapy offered no advantage over sham...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MERS – What physicians need to know
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Triple therapy topped monotherapy in early rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: Start patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis on triple disease-modifying therapy rather than methotrexate...