Ankylosing spondylitis
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ACR readies first-ever guidelines on managing reproductive health in rheumatology
CHICAGO – “One of the key messages of the guidelines is that patients really do want to discuss these topics with their rheumatologist,” said Dr....
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Low BMD and spinal syndesmophytes predict radiographic progression in axSpA
Low BMD and the presence of existing spinal syndesmophytes predict the formation of new spinal bony growths and radiographic progression in axial...
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Pregnancy registries are a valuable resource
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Repeat MRI not useful in suspected axial spondyloarthritis
Male gender and HLA-B27 positivity were found to be important predictors of a positive MRI.
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Infliximab biosimilar only moderately less expensive in Medicare Part D
Without biosimilar gap discounts in 2017, beneficiaries would have paid nearly $1,700 more in projected out-of-pocket costs for infliximab-dyyb...
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Diclofenac’s cardiovascular risk confirmed in novel Nordic study
For the world’s most commonly used NSAID, the risk is real, according to 2 decades of Danish health data.
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AS inflammatory back pain criteria fall short in PsA
The presence or absence of back pain in patients with axial radiologic involvement did not affect prognosis, suggesting the value of considering...
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Biosimilar switch accepted by most rheumatic disease patients
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – With health systems increasingly favoring biosimilars to biologics, the question is, are patients happy to make the switch?...
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Ankylosing spondylitis progression slowed when NSAIDs added to TNFi
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Biologics improve axial spondyloarthritis patients’ work performance
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Observational data can’t answer question of inhibiting ankylosing spondylitis progression
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