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Study explores why RA patients discontinue methotrexate
SAN DIEGO – Patients had wide-ranging reasons for why they stopped methotrexate, and rheumatologists did not specify the same reasons.
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Anabasum shows promise in treating skin-predominant dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis
SAN DIEGO – The investigational drug met primary endpoints and showed good safety in two phase 2 studies.
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Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans
Such plans, sold for the first time to individuals, come amid uncertainty over the fate of the ACA.
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Novel agent found to benefit Sjögren’s patients
SAN DIEGO – Multiple doses of the investigational agent CFZ533 administered for 24 weeks in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome were safe and...
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Higher water intake linked to less hyperuricemia in gout
SAN DIEGO – Study provides more evidence to urge patients to hydrate.
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Race may transcend social, geographical parameters in lupus mortality
SAN DIEGO – SLE mortality parameters did not vary among socially advantaged and disadvantaged black Americans.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA grants orphan drug status to rofecoxib for hemophilic arthropathy
An nonopioid treatment for hemophilic arthropathy could be on the way.
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Proposed SLE classification criteria prove highly sensitive, specific
SAN DIEGO – New classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus had a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 97%.
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CMS to enlist Medicare Part D plans to combat opioid abuse
Officials would like to extend the use the criteria for overutilizers to identify at-risk beneficiaries, then allow insurers to limit their access...
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For women with RA, small-joint surgery rate nearly twice that of men
SAN DIEGO – The rate of small-joint procedures is declining for both sexes.
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Mixed results for rheumatologists on Medicare quality measures
SAN DIEGO – ACR registry shows strength in care coordination but not preventive care.