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February 3rd 2025
The rheumatology month in review emphasizes new research in gout, fibromyalgia, and psoriatic arthritis.
Ten Features that Define Gout Classification
August 11th 2015Diagnosing gout can be vexing. Most of the time, the diagnosis is made in the primary care setting where physicians diagnose gout by following one of six classification criteria, with the most widely used one being the 1977 American Rheumatism Association criteria.
Land Down Under Undertreats Gout
Despite a number of effective medication therapy options, there is international evidence that gout is inadequately treated. Studies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and now Australia, show the same triad of ineffectiveness: low levels of urate-lowering therapy (ULT), infrequent serum urate and renal function testing, and very low rates of achievement of target serum urate levels.
Docs Flock to Free Photo App Figure 1
Horrifying laceration? Unbelievably large tumor? It's all there for viewing on a free medical app called Figure 1. Its software lets hundreds of thousands of medical professionals post clinical photos, confer on diagnoses, and show their own innovative work. The site has more than 100 million archived photos, all sent in by users, most of them physicians.
American Medical Association Wins Concessions on ICD-10 Switch
Coming next from Medicare: the ICD-10 Obmudsman. Billing under the dreaded new International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) coding system will get a bit less onerous under a deal brokered between Medicare and the American Medical Association.
New Drug Deemed Effective for Opioid-Induced Constipation
July 1st 2015With 259 million painkiller prescriptions written in 2012 alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of the most common side effects experienced by patients being treated for chronic pain is opioid-induced constipation (OIC).
Good News for Your Gout Patients
June 10th 2015A large population study shows that people with gout may have a reduced risk of dementia -– including Alzheimer’s disease. This is a significant finding and may support theories that uric acid has antioxidant properties and possible neuroprotective effects.
TV Host Mehmet Oz, MD has survived professionally despite criticism of his promotion of questionable weight loss remedies. In the latest assault, 10 physicians publicized a letter they wrote the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons' dean, protesting Oz's faculty appointment in the department of surgery.
Many Gout Patients in England Not Receiving Needed Treatments
For patients living with gout, the pain and discomfort associated with the condition can be relieved by widely available medications. According to a recent study, many patients in England are not getting the treatment they need to help them live symptom-free on a regular basis.