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CT results in myositis inform cancer screening strategies
Patients with the autoantibody anti–TIF1-gamma had the highest diagnostic yield, while patients under 40 years old had a high frequency of false...
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Tofacitinib may have possible protective effect against ILD in RA
“Most of the biologic therapies had similar rates of developing ILD, but the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib had a reduced risk,” said study first...
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Marathon running does not increase arthritis risk: Survey
For those runners who had undergone knee or hip surgery or had a previous hip or knee injury that prevented running, the likelihood of having...
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Guidelines: Don’t delay total joint arthroplasty for additional nonoperative therapies
The guidelines also state that obesity alone should not be a reason to delay surgery.
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CDC recommends screening all adults for hepatitis B
“Risk-based testing alone has not identified most persons living with chronic HBV infection and is considered inefficient for providers to...
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Biologics show signs of delaying arthritis in psoriasis patients
Treatment with the interleukin-12/23 inhibitor ustekinumab or interleukin-23 inhibitors (guselkumab, risankizumab, tildrakizumab) was linked to a...
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Call it preclinical or subclinical, ILD in RA needs to be tracked
Despite ILD being a leading cause of death in RA patients, there are no clinical guidelines for monitoring this lung condition in this population...
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Posttransplant NASH patients fare worse with older donor livers
“Given the possibility of infectious graft complications, post–liver transplant follow-ups may need to be more comprehensive and frequent in these...
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FDA approves first biologic treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica
The interleukin-6 receptor antagonist sarilumab (Kevzara) will be indicated in adults who have had an inadequate response to corticosteroids or...
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What’s holding back physicians from prescribing biosimilars? Four specialties weigh in
Physicians surveyed from four different specialties reported that they were generally comfortable prescribing biosimilars, but greater discounts...
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FDA broadens warning on potentially contaminated eye products
An announcement released Wednesday adds to a...
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Teen girls report record levels of sadness, sexual violence: CDC
Nearly one-third of girls (30%) reported seriously considering suicide, up from 19% in 2011.
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Health plans get very poor scores for access to autoimmune drugs
Three out of four insurance plans use policies that result in significant to severe restriction of access to medications for seven autoimmune...
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First Humira biosimilar launches in U.S.
Amgen’s Amjevita will be offered at 5% and 55% below Humira’s list price, but patients may not benefit from the more significant discount.
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Can a nationwide liver paired donation program work?
The program will require a donor (and a support person) to travel to the recipient’s transplant center where the surgery will be performed. A...