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‘Difficult Patient’: Stigmatizing Words and Medical Error
Dr. F. Perry Wilson comments on the potential of stigmatized language in medical records to lead to missed diagnoses and poor outcomes.
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RA Flare Risk Rises Following DMARD Taper to Discontinuation With Conventional Synthetics or TNF Inhibitors
In the ARCTIC REWIND trial, most patients with RA in remission who tapered csDMARD or TNF-inhibitor drugs to withdrawal experienced flares within...
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Working From Home: Doctors’ Options Are Not Limited to Classic Telemedicine
Remote patient monitoring, management of NPs and PAs and on-call phone consults are a few options of home-based roles.
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Withdrawing Tocilizumab Following Remission of Adult-Onset Still’s Disease May Be Feasible
Longer tocilizumab administration intervals and lower prednisolone doses seemed pivotal for successful tocilizumab withdrawal while maintaining...
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Durable Tocilizumab Responses Seen in Trial Extensions of Polyarticular and Systemic JIA Subtypes
Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis achieved long-term disease control with subcutaneous tocilizumab treatment, without any new safety...
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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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Worldwide Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis More Precisely Determined
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is more prevalent in Europe and North America than in Asia and South America, according to a meta-analysis that assessed...
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Barcelona’s Best: Vasculitis Treatment Studies on Stopping Steroids, Abatacept, Plasma Exchange, Vaccination
Clinical trials in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis addressed relapse after stopping steroids,...
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Salt Substitutes May Cut All-Cause And Cardiovascular Mortality
Recommending salt substitutes may be an effective way for physicians to help patients reduce CVD risk, especially those hesitant to start...
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Are You Ready for AI to Be a Better Doctor Than You?
Several recent examples of AI-backed diagnoses have bested doctors’ accuracy in diagnoses, and many clinicians have expressed concern.
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No Major Differences in Improvement Seen with Progressive Resistance Training Versus Neuromuscular Exercise for Hip Osteoarthritis
Progressive resistance training or neuromuscular exercise for 12 weeks helped to improve hip function, pain, and quality of life to a similar...