The HCPLive Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.
April 22nd 2024
Prolonged modified fasting, in a multimodal medical approach, may help patients with fibromyalgia improve pain and psychosomatic symptoms.
"REEL" Time Patient Counseling™: Integrating Biosimilars into the Clinical Conversation
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Cases and Conversations™: Keeping Up with Novel Approaches to Managing ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
November 2024
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EGPA: Highlighting the Patient Journey to Improve the Differential Diagnosis and Accelerate the Initiation of Guideline-Based Care
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Managing ANCA-associated Vasculitis
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Clinical Consultations™: Optimal Approaches to Recognizing and Treating ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
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COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Patients with SLE Comparable to Matched Controls
"Surveys of patients with SLE and other autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases have identified vaccine hesitancy in up to 50% of patients, which may be related to concerns about side effects, potential disease flares, or lack of data among patients with SLE.”
Non-Pharmacological Therapies may Provide Alternative Treatment Options in Fibromyalgia
The 3-stage Delphi exercise used the expertise of medical and health care professionals with experience in treating patients with fibromyalgia. Treatment recommendations included exercise, education, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and mind-body exercises.
Survey Addresses Concerns Regarding Reproductive Healthcare Communication in Women with RA, PsA
Although the proportion of women treated with biologics continues to grow, data on treatment recommendations among both physicians and female patients of childbearing age remain limited.
Mycophenolic Acid Treatment Not Associated with More Severe COVID-19 Infection
Throughout the pandemic, rheumatologists have been concerned that their patients may be at risk of developing more severe forms of the COVID-19 disease as a result of their rheumatic disease or treatment.
Kim Bennell, PhD: Benefits of an Online Yoga Program for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Kim Bennell, PhD, discusses her study “Effectiveness of an Unsupervised Online Yoga Program on Pain and Function in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.”
Fatigue May Artificially Increase Disease Activity Scores in Lupus
Fatigue, a highly multifactorial manifestation of lupus, can be related to disease activity or independent of the disease itself. Investigators determined whether fatigue could be a significant confounder of Physician Global Assessment ratings.
Yoga Program Improves Physical Function in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
"Online interventions have the potential to reach a wide audience, allowing exercise to be undertaken from the comfort and convenience of home and thereby overcoming some of the barriers to exercise reported in the osteoarthritis population.”
American College of Rheumatology Releases 2022 Rheumatic Disease Report Card
Rebecca Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACR, FACP, discusses the American College of Rheumatology's 2022 Rheumatic Disease Report Card in depth, including what can be done to improve scores and the next steps for her team.