Glucocorticoids: The Debate Continues Déjà vu … In past decades, rheumatologists have seen, heard, practiced and taught much of what has been argued in the “ongoing debate” on the use of glucocorticoids (GCs) in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 It is heartening to note that eminent professors have stuck to their premise all these…
Bone microarchitecture is impaired in premenopausal women with active celiac disease, a new study from Argentina shows. “This report helps us to understand how bone is affected in celiac disease: increasing bone resorption and thinning trabeculae, even losing some number of them,” Dr. María Belén Zanchetta from Instituto de Diagnóstico e Investigaciones Metabólicas in Buenos…
Studies explore role of STING pathway in bone remodeling, denosumab to reduce fracture risk, autotaxin’s role in fibrosis, SSc
Lack of efficacy, poor DAS scores may be misinterpreted as a drug failure
Tips for diagnosing, managing hallux rigidus, metatarsalgia, neuroma and rear foot problems in rheumatology patients
Coding for an office visit by a patient with osteoarthritis who has a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan
Coding for an office visit by a patient with osteoarthritis who has a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan
Overview of OA pathogenesis, recent discoveries suggest new treatment strategies are possible
Radiograph, MR images reveal pigmented villonodular synovitis in 54-year-old woman with right elbow pain
Common form of primary vasculitis difficult to identify, treat, but latest research suggests potential new therapeutic targets