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Until Broadband Access Improves, Telemedicine Won’t Help Rural Communities

(Reuters Health)—Telemedicine has been touted as a solution to the dearth of doctors in rural America. But the same places where residents must drive many… [Read More]

U.S. Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Against Merck on Fosamax Osteoporosis Drug

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—On May 20, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court ruling that had revived hundreds of lawsuits accusing Merck & Co. of… [Read More]

Ixekizumab Promising for Non-Radiographic Axial SpA; Plus FDA Approves Belimumab for Pediatric Lupus

Results from a Phase 3 study showed ixekizumab significantly improved the signs and symptoms of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis in patients… [Read More]

ACR Hill Visits Yield Key Bill Support; Plus Medicare, Biosimilar Wins

Greetings from Washington, D.C., where ACR leaders just held more than 100 meetings on Capitol Hill supporting reforms to step therapy and prior authorization, increased… [Read More]

Predictors of RA Flare After Total Joint Arthroplasty

At the time of total joint arthroplasty, RA disease activity has been shown to better predict postoperative flare than medication management… [Read More]

ACR/ARP Members Educate Lawmakers

Dozens of rheumatology leaders met with more than 100 politicos on Capitol Hill in mid-May, per the ACR’s annual Advocacy Leadership Conference. Armed with research… [Read More]

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