Legislative news on biosimilars, safety warning on epidural corticosteroid injections, and other drug updates rheumatologists need to know
What’s New in Inflammatory Arthritis?
Rheumatology experts at the ACR’s State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium in Chicago discuss latest drug therapies, insights into axial spondyloarthritis and bone erosion, repair
Rheumatology Drug Updates, Trials, Safety Data
Information on oral anticoagulant apixaban, apremilast for active psoriatic arthritis, hyaluronic acid and methotrexate injections, and drug safety updates rheumatologists need to know
Rheumatologist Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH, Advances Epidemiology Through Collaborative Ties
Accomplished physician noted for research in gout, osteoarthritis etiology; characterizing therapeutic responsiveness in disease states; inspiring teamwork among rheumatologists
Rheumatologists Make Progress Defining Spectrum of Axial Spondyloarthritis
New research clarifies terminology used for diagnosis, but questions remain around epidemiology, genetics and management of patients with axial skeletal inflammation
Treating Early-Stage Spondyloarthritis May Prevent Disease Progression, Say Researchers at the ACR/ARHP Winter Rheumatology Symposium
Therapy with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, ustekinumab in early stages of osteitis may halt molecular switching to bone-forming phenotype characteristic of SpA
Paleopathology Uses Patients from the Past to Investigate Today’s Diseases
Evidence of disease in prehistoric skeletons can provide clues to early characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, and other joint disorders
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Spondylarthritis Criteria Changing Landscape of the Disease
More finely tuned view of ankylosing spondylitis leads to better treatment, expert says
ACR Report Outlines Reasonable Use of Ultrasound in Rheumatology
The American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) “Report on Reasonable Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatology Clinical Practice” addresses using the technology in the context of an overall clinical evaluation
What Rheumatologists Should Look for in Diagnosing SAPHO Syndrome
SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) is an obscure condition that can vex patients and clinicians