The 2019 update of the American College of Rheumatology recommended rheumatoid arthritis disease activity measures now includes a stipulation to allow for use of the multibiomarker disease activity score, a key update from the previous iteration.“The ACR put together a working group to provide the recommendations and draft the protocol for making recommendations,” Bryant England, MD,
Former smokers with COPD reporting higher perceived stress had poorer scores on respiratory health assessments, according to results published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal…
ORLANDO — The use of a disinfectant foam intervention in the sinks in patient rooms led to fewer positive cultures and less sink contamination, researchers…
Over the years, there have been significant changes to the dyslipidemia medication management guidelines, alongside increasing evidence for novel cholesterol-lowering medications, including PCSK9 inhibitors. All…
Patients who underwent PCI at an ambulatory surgery center had similar safety outcomes as those who had their procedure in a hospital, researchers reported at…
In this episode, guest Srimanasi (Mani) Javvaji, MD, discusses the mental and physical impact social media skincare trends can have on young patients, and popular…
An FDA advisory committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the formula for the next COVID-19 vaccines after being sidelined during recent discussions about the…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In some cases of pediatric pars planitis, surgical intervention may be necessary, but possible complications must be considered, according to a…
President Donald J. Trump’s administration has announced major federal cuts in the name of efficiency, but this has massive repercussions for academic medical researchers and…
Stem cell injections, platelet rich plasma and ivermectin do big business despite dubious or no evidence supporting their use in rheumatology. However, far from being…
DESTIN, Fla. — Rheumatologists are uniquely positioned to define and manage sarcopenia and frailty, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East…
