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 17th 2024
A pooled analysis revealed a loading-dose regimen, especially for patients receiving secukinumab 150 mg for PsA, increases the odds of disease improvement.
"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
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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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From Mild to Serious, Common to Rare: The Adverse Events of Osteoporosis Drugs
February 4th 2019A market analysis shows that bisphosphonates will reach $14 billion in sales by 2021. As more patients are prescribed these osteoporosis drugs, physicians will increasingly be faced with managing drug-related adverse events. Learn more in this article.
Less is More for TNFi Dosing in Axial Spondyloarthritis
February 4th 2019Researchers writing in Arthritis Research and Therapy describe the results of a randomized clincal trial in which most patients with Ankylosing spondylitis maintained low disease activity or remission with standard or reduced TNFi dose schedules.
Abnormal Nail Folds may Suggest Abnormal Pulmonary Function
February 1st 2019Abnormal nail folds with a pattern indicating systemic sclerosis (SSc) is common in patients with Raynaud's syndrome, shows a study recently published in the Journal of Rheumatology. It can also be present in patients with other forms of connective tissue disease, such as primary Sjögren syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and mixed connective tissue disease. An SSc abnormal nail growth pattern was also found to be associated with abnormal pulmonary function tests (PFT). Learn more here in this slideshow.
Opioid Use Common Before Surgery, Raises Risks of Adverse Events
February 1st 2019"Nearly one-third of pre‐surgical osteoarthritis patients used prescription opioid medication. Given the questionable efficacy of opioids in OA and risk of adverse effects, higher opioid use among younger individuals and those with depressive symptoms is of concern and warrants further investigation," researchers write in the January 10 issue of Arthritis Care and Research.
Updated Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Emphasize Treat-to-Target
January 29th 2019New joint guidelines by the American College of Rheumatology and National Psoriasis Foundation recommend psoriatic arthritis patients receive a treat-to-target approach, first-line use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors biologics, and smoking cessation.