RHEUM || Expert Analysis

Rituximab for RA: Think like a European

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 14:50

SNOWMASS, COLO. – When it comes to prescribing rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, maybe it’s time to think like a European. In res... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

How to halt ‘a heart attack of the finger’

Posted on: 19/02/2015 - 14:13

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Persistent, widespread, intense ischemic pain in the vicinity of a digital ulcer in a patient with secondary Raynaud’s phenomeno... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

How to halt ‘a heart attack of the finger’

Posted on: 19/02/2015 - 14:13

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Persistent, widespread, intense ischemic pain in the vicinity of a digital ulcer in a patient with secondary Raynaud’s phenomeno... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Vedolizumab rated first line for ulcerative colitis

Posted on: 02/11/2014 - 20:35

VIENNA – Vedolizumab, a second-line biologic for treating patients who have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease and don’t respond to an anti-tumor necrosis factor drug, is gaining traction...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Look to presentation, not pathology, for dermatomyositis diagnosis

Posted on: 29/09/2014 - 15:13

VANCOUVER, B.C.– On histology, pathologists are unable to reliably differentiate between cutaneous lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis. So it falls to clinicians to sort out what’s what based on...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Look to presentation, not pathology, for dermatomyositis diagnosis

Posted on: 29/09/2014 - 15:13

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Uncertainty remains over importance of subtle hydroxychloroquine eye changes

Posted on: 26/09/2014 - 16:46

LAS VEGAS– With the help of newer equipment, ophthalmologists are catching hydroxychloroquine-associated retina changes earlier than ever before, but it’s not clear if early changes signal trouble...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Consider antidepressant switch if first one doesn’t work within 2 weeks

Posted on: 25/09/2014 - 14:26

LAS VEGAS – If patients don’t respond to an antidepressant within 2 weeks, it’s probably time to switch them to another antidepressant or think about add-on therapy. If symptoms have gotten worse,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Dr. Fauci: What you need to know about chikungunya

Posted on: 29/07/2014 - 21:15

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 17 reported the first two cases in the United States of locally acquired chikungunya –but the

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Cardiovascular risk remains difficult to characterize in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 24/07/2014 - 18:20

NEW YORK – Consistent evidence for a substantial increase in cardiovascular events remains elusive for patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have a broad range of CV risk factors. "We can...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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