Two years ago, veteran leaders of the Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society (PRS)—established 20 years prior—made an important decision to get early career rheumatologists more involved. “We thought younger rheumatologists were under-represented, and we wanted to give them a voice [so they would] better understand a wider range of practice issues our society could address,” explains Alfred…
ACR & NPF Highlight Medicare Access Challenges in Capitol Hill Briefing
Concerns about how the Trump administration’s ideas to lower drug prices could reduce patient access to medicines led the ACR to speak out on many different fronts. On June 25, at a briefing hosted by the ACR and the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF), a packed room of Congressional staffers and reporters learned from rheumatologists and…
Circulating microRNAs May Serve as Osteoporosis Biomarkers
New research suggests circulating hsa-miR-122-5p and hsa-miR-4516 may become diagnostic biomarkers for osteoporosis. The study found the presence of these microRNAs were associated with osteoporotic fragility fractures and reduced bone mineral density…
Program May Prevent Work Loss for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Within 10 years of diagnosis, 23–45% of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease may become unemployed due to disease-related disability. Intervention programs may be necessary to prevent this work loss. New research examined if a vocational rehabilitation program delivered by occupational and physical therapists can benefit this patient population…
Licensed Psychologists Help Emotionally Distressed Patients
Patients newly diagnosed with a rheumatic disease may have difficulty coping and require help beyond the rheumatology clinic. A licensed psychologist can help these patients manage their anxiety and depression through counseling…
IV Tramadol Promising for Postoperative Pain; FDA Denies IV Meloxicam Approval
In its first phase 3 clinical trial, intravenous tramadol has met its primary endpoint for relieving postoperative pain…
Little Evidence to Support Most Dietary Interventions for Psoriasis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—New recommendations from the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board suggest that losing weight by following a low-calorie diet can reduce psoriasisseverity in overweight patients, but there is little evidence to support other dietary interventions. “Our psoriasis patients have long asked us about the role of diet on psoriasis,” Dr. April Armstrong of the…
Video Education: Patient Outreach Effort Offers Education about Cardiovascular Risks
Experts in rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular health and education have joined forces to create a video intervention designed to help patients understand their risks for heart attack and stroke, as well as how to reduce these risks. Early research into this educational intervention shows the video is effective…
Lupus & Cognitive Dysfunction: No Apparent Link to Inflammation
Does cognitive dysfunction in SLE patients result from persistent inflammation characterized by ongoing disease activity? Recent research examining this question found no inflammatory mechanism associated with cognitive dysfunction in this patient population, underscoring previous research findings…
Pain Links Fibromyalgia & RA
Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) report pain despite excellent control of inflammation with immunotherapies. Variable degrees of coexisting fibromyalgia (FM) may explain this disparity. RA patients who have the highest 2011 ACR FM survey criteria scores appear to share neurobiologic features consistently observed in FM patients. This study is the first to provide neuroimaging evidence that RA is a mixed pain state, with many patients’ symptoms being related to the central nervous system rather than to classic inflammatory mechanisms…
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