More than half of regular opioid users suffer from arthritis. Here are three tips to talk to your patients about opioid use and alternative pain management…
Trump Says He Will Allow States to Import Prescription Drugs to Lower Costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, Nov. 22, he will soon release a plan to let Florida and other states import prescription medicines to combat high drug prices. He blasted the Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives for not going far enough in a drug-pricing bill. “We will soon be putting more options on…
New Consensus Recommendations Guide Sjögren’s Syndrome Management
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—New consensus-based recommendations from the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) address the management of Sjögren’s syndrome with topical and systemic therapies. Sjögren’s syndrome presents with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and autoantibodies, including antinuclear antibodies (the most frequently detected), anti-Ro/SS-A (the most specific) and cryoglobulins and hypocomplementemia (the main prognostic markers)….
Rituximab-abbs Available in the U.S.; Plus Upadacitinib in Phase 3 Trials for PsA
Rituximab-abbs, which is biosimilar to rituximab, is now available in the U.S. to treat specific cancers…
3 Tips for Financial Discussions with Patients
Issues related to the costs and insurance coverage associated with rheumatologic care can be complex and overwhelming for patients. Here’s how one private practice addresses the financial side of treatment with its patients…
Renal Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
A recent study from Brazil suggests lupus nephritis patients who receive renal transplant have a high five-year survival rate. Researchers found the presence of venous thrombosis and antiphospholipid syndrome, but not viral infection, were important predictors of renal graft loss in these patients…
ACR Supports Bill to Establish Minimum DXA Payment
Legislation introduced in both houses of Congress would set a minimum Medicare reimbursement of $98 for DXA bone density scans.
Sindhu Johnson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, to Head the Committee on Quality of Care
Sindhu Johnson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, has co-chaired the classification and response criteria subcommittee and brings extensive experience in classification and guideline development to her new role.
ACR Leverages AMA Representation to Advance Rheumatology Issues
The ACR’s delegation to the AMA HOD meeting in November successfully advanced resolutions to advocate for pharmacy benefit manager transparency and expanded patient protections from step therapy protocols.
Progress on Preventing Immune-Related Adverse Events
ATLANTA—One of the hottest topics in medicine is the emerging field of cancer immunotherapy. However, immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are associated with the therapy, and when things go wrong, they can go very, very wrong, said Ryan Sullivan, MD, during the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting in November. “The guiding principle of cancer immunotherapy is [that]…
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