Drug Updates

Cure, Effective Treatment for Lupus Nephritis Remain Elusive Despite Advances

Elena M. Massarotti, MD, & Peter H. Schur, MD | December 1, 2014

Rheumatology experts review history of LN, offer explanations for roadblocks to better therapies

Comfort Ability program provides psychological strategies to help children self-manage symptoms

Bruce Rothschild, MD | November 1, 2014

A reader questions whether insurers’ practice of promoting medications has undermined physicians’ ability to provide quality patient care

Plus, FX006, odanacatib and other rheumatology drug news, safety updates

Test measures efficacy of compounds for treating arthritis and their effect on glucose kinetics

Plus, rheumatology drug news, safety updates

Emerging research suggests patients with RA are living longer, bolsters support for early aggressive treatment of RA

Kurt Ullman | October 1, 2014

Practice gems that may help rheumatologists avoid performing costly patient tests, procedures of limited use

Faizah P. Siddique, MD, & George Moxley, MD | September 26, 2014

A secondary review

Richard Quinn | September 12, 2014

Study suggests that addressing predictors may help tailor efforts to improve care, treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis