Ankylosing spondylitis
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Specialists Are ‘Underwater’ With Some Insurance-Preferred Biosimilars
Legislative or regulatory action is unlikely to address the current negative reimbursement situation for office-based infusion of certain...
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CVD Risk Rises With Higher NSAID Doses in Ankylosing Spondylitis
NSAIDs, the primary pain management therapy for ankylosing spondylitis, increased the risk for vascular events and congestive heart failure when...
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Cancer Identified Via Serum Metabolites, Lipids in Rheumatic Disease or Paraneoplasia
A recent study revealed that alterations in the serum metabolome indicated the presence of concurrent cancer in patients with rheumatic diseases...
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Poor Use of ICD-10 Rheumatology Codes Suggests New Approach Needed for ICD-11 Adoption
Inflammatory arthritis codes increased from 14 to 425 from ICD-9 to ICD-10, yet only nine codes were commonly used in practice from 2015 to 2021...
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Body Fat Levels Affect Physical Function in Biologic-Treated Axial Spondyloarthritis
Maintaining a healthy body composition is important to improve physical functioning and mobility in patients with axial spondyloarthritis...
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Congress Directly Provides $10 Million for Arthritis Research for First Time
This is the first stand-alone arthritis research program under the Department of Defenses’ Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.
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Tuberculosis Screening Gaps Persist in New DMARD Users
Substantial patient safety gaps regarding latent tuberculosis screening persist among new users of biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs,...
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Dietary Factors Linked to Development of Spondyloarthritis, Preliminary Findings Suggest
Risk for incident spondyloarthritis was significantly increased with consumption of nondiet soda as well as supplements of folate, B vitamins, and...
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AI’s Future and Current Role in Rheumatology
Today’s constantly evolving and growing applications of AI to the practice of medicine bring opportunities for rheumatologists to improve workflow...
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Top Spondyloarthritis Studies of 2023 Include Underdiagnosis and Treatment in IBD
Besides the need to screen for spondyloarthritis more often in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Eric Ruderman discussed finding the...
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How Good are Tools to Screen for Spondyloarthritis in Patients With Psoriasis, Uveitis, IBD?
A comparison of screening tools for SpA in conditions that commonly co-occur with the disease revealed few screening tool options for patients...