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Poor Sleep Quality During Menopause Tied to Increased Inflammation

Cheryl Platzman Weinstock  |  April 17, 2018

(Reuters Health)—Middle-aged women who get poor quality sleep have elevated levels of inflammatory markers, suggesting their risk for heart disease and other illnesses may be increased, U.S. researchers say. Based on sleep monitoring and blood tests of 295 women, most of whom were past menopause, researchers found those who had trouble falling asleep or who…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:Heart DiseasepostmenopausalpostmenopauseSleepsleep apneaWomen

Menopause Linked with Functional Decline in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Scott Baltic  |  February 14, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—In women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), menopause is associated with both functional decline and an acceleration of that decline, according to a longitudinal study from the U.S. However, several factors involving increased hormonal exposure were associated with less-severe functional decline in women with RA: ever having received hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), ever…

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:disabilityfunctionmenopauseRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Women

Reproductive Health, Biosimilars & More in Focus at SOTA 2025

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  January 30, 2025

Reproductive health, biosimilars, IgG4-related disease and much more—five speakers give us a sneak peek into important topics being addressed at the ACR’s 2025 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium, April 4–6.

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsEducation & TrainingGuidanceMeeting ReportsOther ACR meetings Tagged with:ACR State-of-the-Art Clinical SymposiumBiosimilarsIgG4 related diseaseLupusOsteoporosispregnancypregnancy complicationspregnant womenskinState-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium

Methotrexate Shows Promise for Hand Arthritis

Deborah Levenson  |  June 10, 2024

Methotrexate—an affordable, established drug for rheumatoid arthritis—may also be helpful for patients suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, a recent study reports.1 Treatment of hand OA and inflammation with 20 mg of methotrexate for six months had a moderate, but potentially clinically meaningful, effect on reducing pain and stiffness in patients with symptomatic hand…

Filed under:ConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch ReviewsResearch Rheum Tagged with:hand osteoarthritisMethotrexatesynovitis

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Tips for Talking to Your Patients About Sex

Iris Zink, RN, ANP, RN-BC  |  May 13, 2021

Have you ever asked a patient, “How’s your sex life?” If your answer is “No,” you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds healthcare providers don’t talk about sex with their patients for a variety of reasons: They feel uncomfortable discussing sex and sexuality with patients; They believe discussing sex will…

Filed under:Patient Perspective Tagged with:physician-patient communicationsexsexual health

The 2020 ARP Merit Awards & ACR Distinguished Fellows

Linda Childers  |  December 14, 2020

During ACR Convergence 2020 in early November, the ACR and ARP honored a group of distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to rheumatology research, education and patient care. This month, The Rheumatologist speaks with the winners of the ARP Merit Awards and the ACR’s Distinguished Fellows. In addition, we bring you the first ever…

Filed under:Awards Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020Anthony PerruccioAnthony S. FauciAssociation of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)Dana VoinierDonah Zack CrawfordDr. Andrea FavaDr. Chio YokoseDr. Christine AnastasiouDr. Isaac T.W. HarleyDr. Nicole BitencourtDr. Patricia KatzDr. Rosemary PetersonDr. Ruth Fernandez-RuizDr. Sarah BaxterDr. Sarah FrenchDr. Stefanie WadeDr. Teresa J. BradyMaura IversenPaul AdamRoberta HortonScott Hasson

The ACR Introduces a New Reproductive Health Guideline

Susan Bernstein  |  March 12, 2020

Reproductive health can be a concern for patients with rheumatic diseases, and practitioners in both rheumatology and obstetrics/gynecology often work closely together. The 2020 ACR Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases, new clinical recommendations developed by an ACR-convened group for pregnant women, post-menopausal women, lactating women, and women and…

Filed under:Clinical Criteria/GuidelinesConditions Tagged with:contraceptivepregnancyreproductive health

The ACR Introduces New Reproductive Health Guideline

Susan Bernstein  |  March 4, 2020

The evidence-based guideline includes contraceptive recommendations and suggestions for rheumatologists co-managing patients with obstetrician-gynecologists and other specialists.

Filed under:Clinical Criteria/Guidelines Tagged with:Clinical GuidelinesEliza ChakravartyLisa R. SammaritanoMDMSreproductive health

Florida Physician Launches Online Group for Women Rheumatologists

Linda Childers  |  July 18, 2019

When Reshma Khan, MD, a rheumatologist at the Family Arthritis Center, Jupiter, Fla., relocated from Michigan three-and-a-half years ago, she missed the camaraderie and friendships she’d made in Michigan. “I’m a very social person, and after finishing my research, residency and fellowship in Michigan, I missed those close friendships [when I moved to Florida],” Dr….

Filed under:ProfilesRheum After 5Technology Tagged with:BlogsDr. Reshma KhanFacebookSocial MediaSocial NetworkingWomen Rheumatologists Group

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

Andrew Chung  |  May 22, 2019

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 failing to properly warn patients of debilitating thigh-bone fractures as a result of taking its osteoporosis drug alendronic acid (Fosamax). The nine justices unanimously directed the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit…

Filed under:ConditionsDrug UpdatesLegal UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:alendronic acidFosamaxfracture riskFracturesMerck & CoOsteoporosisosteoporosis treatmentsU.S. Supreme Court

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