In late October, the FDA approved the first biosimilar to ustekinumab to treat patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and other conditions. Ustekinumab-auub is expected to be available in the U.S. by 2025.
Last month, the ACR’s delegation to the AMA House of Delegates discussed and advanced resolutions to address specialty workforce shortages, payment reform and access to care.
The Department of Health & Human Services and Drug Enforcement Administration have extended through Dec. 31, 2024, exceptions that allow providers to prescribe controlled medications via telemedicine appointments without conducting an in-person evaluation.
Speakers discussed common payer practices and policies that rheumatologists must navigate to secure and maintain appropriate care for their patients, including pharmacy benefit managers and prior authorization.
Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH, credits much of her own career success to support from the Foundation, and she is eager to advance its mission during her presidency.
Rheumatologists in community practices don’t have to abandon their research interests. The Rheumatologist recently interviewed three community practice rheumatologists from around the U.S. to find out their approaches to patient management, staffing and other areas of the practice. Here, they discuss their approach to incorporating research into their practice. At New England Rheumatology & Osteoporosis,…
In 1937, the Turkish physician Hulusi Behçet described a number of patients with relapsing aphthous ulcers in the mouth and over the genitalia, as well as hypopyon iritis. Since that time, the eponymous condition, known as Behçet’s disease, has been recognized as a multisystem vasculitis that can present with myriad other signs and symptoms. Although…
For the 2023 Image Competition, the ACR sought images representing a diverse range of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) or IIM mimics. The images selected as Best Overall by the judges this year come from North America. Systemic Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis Masquerading as Inflammatory Myositis These images depict an 81-year-old man who presented…
I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. I was at a mandatory “training session” on patient communication for all clinicians at my institution. There, I was being coached on how to properly talk to patients. In theory, this isn’t a bad thing—we all need more education on how to facilitate inclusive and equitable conversations with…
SAN DIEGO—The Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence (ACE) are a cooperative group funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) that conduct basic and clinical research on autoimmune diseases.1 ACEs focus on treatment and prevention strategies that induce immune tolerance or modulate the immune system. The goal is to facilitate collaboration across clinicians…