ORLANDO – Primary care physicians need to be on the front line of pain care, explained Dr. Paul J. Christo.
The most important reason is the sheer volume of individuals with chronic pain, according...
New criteria that define psoriatic arthritis disease activity and treatment response establish cutpoints and percentage changes on the Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis scores, Dr....
It’s been nearly 13 years since the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Physicians released its <a...
For patients with chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia, a three-drug regimen was associated with a high response rate and relapse-free survival, according to the results of a single-arm, phase IIb...
Some insurance companies recently started sending notifications about patient care. For example, one recently sent my boss a letter about one of his patients with rheumatoid arthritis, asking why the...
A 6-week protocol of optimized analgesia followed by a 12-week exercise program significantly improved pain and functional limitations for patients with knee osteoarthritis, researchers reported in...
Accounting for missing data revealed functional declines over time in patients with newly diagnosed knee osteoarthritis, according to researchers.
The findings contradict more optimistic results...
DENVER – Anterior uveitis occurred in 13% of military veterans with spondyloarthritis followed longitudinally in the PULSAR registry, Dr. Maureen Dubreuil reported at the annual meeting of the...
Among adults with rheumatoid arthritis, starting a statin prescription led to a 21% drop in risk of dying from any cause, compared with not using statins, according to a study published online Aug. 5...
Osteoarthritis of the foot takes one of two forms: isolated disease of the first metatarsophalangeal joint or more extensive disease of that and several other joints of the midfoot, researchers...
