IMN || Rheumatology

Hand exercise program worthwhile, cost effective in RA patients

Posted on: 17/10/2014 - 21:05

A tailored hand exercise program for rheumatoid arthritis patients proved to be a cost-effective intervention for restoring and maintaining hand function in a randomized trial. Sarah E. Lamb,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Biosimilars poised to make biologics more routine

Posted on: 16/10/2014 - 13:00

The biosimilar age for rheumatology has arrived, and experts expect wider use of previously expensive biologic drugs as biosimilar competition drives prices down and makes biologics more...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

‘Prehabilitation’ cut postoperative care costs for total hip and knee replacements

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 22:30

Physical therapy before joint replacement surgery cut the predicted use of postoperative care by 29%, saving an estimated $1,215 in health care costs per patient, according to a Medicare claims...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

High-resolution MRI revealed enthesitis in PsA patients with dactylitis

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 14:42

Psoriatic dactylitis might be caused by inflammation of the small enthesis pulleys of flexor tendons of affected fingers and toes, according a study using high-resolution MRI. The findings help...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

High-resolution MRI revealed enthesitis in PsA patients with dactylitis

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 14:42

Psoriatic dactylitis might be caused by inflammation of the small enthesis pulleys of flexor tendons of affected fingers and toes, according a study using high-resolution MRI. The findings help...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Drug combos for psoriatic arthritis upped shingles risk

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 13:56

Combining tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors with conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs more than doubled the risk of shingles in patients with psoriatic arthritis, according to a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Drug combos for psoriatic arthritis upped shingles risk

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 13:56

Combining tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors with conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs more than doubled the risk of shingles in patients with psoriatic arthritis, according to a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Musculoskeletal ultrasound increased diagnostic certainty in inflammatory arthritis

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 21:27

Musculoskeletal ultrasound was associated with more than double gains in diagnostic certainty in a prospective cohort of consecutive patients referred for the evaluation of inflammatory...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

MRI, ultrasound find RA disease activity despite clinical remission

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 19:30

Are rheumatoid arthritis patients who are told that they meet criteria for clinical remission getting the full story? “Despite clinical remission, histology and imaging studies documented a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Combination therapy best in RA regardless of prognosis

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 17:44

Rheumatoid arthritis patients with differing prognoses achieved similar improvements in clinical outcomes and functional improvements with initial combination therapy but fared differently when given...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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