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Standing on a Hidden Burden: The Oft-Overlooked Problem of Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis

Standing on a Hidden Burden: The Oft-Overlooked Problem of Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis

Atypical Giant Cell Arteritis Case Illustrates Diagnosis, Management Challenges

Atypical Giant Cell Arteritis Case Illustrates Diagnosis, Management Challenges

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2022 PFS Final Rule for the Quality Payment Program Published

The ACR highlights essential information for providers for 2022 MIPS reporting in the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, published Nov. 2. [Read More]

Guselkumab Boosts Response in Resistant Psoriatic Arthritis

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—In patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who are resistant to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), guselkumab was more effective than placebo in… [Read More]

Updates on JAK Inhibitor Safety, COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunosuppressed Patients & More

ACR CONVERGENCE 2021—The ACR Convergence 2021 meeting reflected the continued advancement of science and practical research in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among the… [Read More]

ACR Works for Modifications to Build Back Better Act

The ACR has long supported efforts to reduce drug prices through many of the provisions included in the House-passed version of the Build Back Better Act. However, the current wording of one provision puts patient access to Medicare Part B treatments at risk. [Read More]

Tofacitinib Yields Rapid & Sustained Improvement in JIA

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Tofacitinib significantly reduces the number of flares in children with polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to the first phase-3 clinical… [Read More]

Telehealth Exercise & Diet Programs Curb Pain & Boost Function in Knee OA

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—In patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs are superior to electronic health information for reducing pain and improving… [Read More]

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Standing on a Hidden Burden: The Oft-Overlooked Problem of Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis

Standing on a Hidden Burden: The Oft-Overlooked Problem of Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis

The high prevalence and significant burden of osteoarthritis (OA) are well known. But it’s becoming apparent that OA research efforts don’t necessarily match disease prevalence… [Read More]

Understanding Risk in the COVID-19 Era

On Sept. 9, my 5-year-old son boarded a bus for his first day of kindergarten. In some senses, this was no different from any other… [Read More]

Asymmetrical Laughter by a Provider Erodes Trust

It was Christmas Eve, 1996. The pain had become excruciating—it had to be for Kerby to opt to go to the hospital on Christmas Eve… [Read More]

Atypical Giant Cell Arteritis Case Illustrates Diagnosis, Management Challenges

Atypical Giant Cell Arteritis Case Illustrates Diagnosis, Management Challenges

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis of large- and medium-sized arteries, usually affecting the cranial branches of the aortic arch. It is the… [Read More]

RheumPAC Hosts Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, in a Conversation on Healthcare Legislation

Earlier this month, RheumPAC donors joined the Iowa representative, an ophthalmologist, for a virtual discussion about healthcare legislation and how it can help specialty providers and their patients. [Read More]

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