Authors

William W. Wu, MD
William Wu, MD
Yoram Shir MD
Yusuf Yazici, MD
Yvonne C. Lee, MD
Zachary D. Post, MD
Zachary S. Wallace MD
Linda Peckel
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Stroke Survival Much Improved Since 2000

Death from acute stroke has dropped by as much as 55 percent, shows a population study published in BMJ.

Rheumatology Network Editorial Staff
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FDA Approves Device for Low Back Pain

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted pre-market approval to Mainstay Medical Holdings for the production of an implantable neurostimulator for chronic low back pain.

Frieda Wiley, PharmD

Frieda Wiley, PharmD, BCGP, is a writer and pharmacist.

Amy Reyes
Valerie DeBenedette

Valerie DeBenedette is managing editor of Drug Topics.

Valerie DeBenedette

Valerie DeBenedette is a medical news writer in Putnam County, N.Y.

Andrew D. Bowser
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Take Five: A Psoriatic Arthritis Quiz

See if you can correctly answer these 5 questions that cover biomarkers, the CASPAR criteria, and more.

W. Benjamin Nowell, PhD
David Ozeri, M.D.
Kim A. Gorgens, PhD, ABPP

Kim A. Gorgens, PhD, ABPP, is a full-time Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She teaches Psychophysiology, Clinical Neuropsychology, and Psychology of Criminal Behavior. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology and is board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association's Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology.

Katie Bell
Emily Delzell
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Antiplatelet Therapy Resistance in Diabetes Due to Low Vitamin D

Severe vitamin D deficiency in people with diabetes treated with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with high residual platelet reactivity in patients taking the adenosine-diphosphate (ADP) antagonists ticagrelor or prasugrel, according to an exploratory study epublished on June 7 by Vascular Pharmacology.

Miriam Tucker
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New Data Demonstrates Link Between Gout and Cardiovascular Disease

Monosodium urate (MSU) deposits detected by dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) are common in patients with gout and are associated with higher coronary calcium scores, researchers recently reported in JAMA Cardiology.

Katie Robinson
Sophia Barnes
Margaret Port, M.A.