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In It Together: Peer-Support Programs Help Physicians After Stressful Events

Carina Stanton | April 3, 2019

A formal peer-support program for medical providers affected by stress and trauma is gradually becoming a cultural norm for rheumatologists and other physicians at Johns Hopkins University…

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of Pregnancy May Persist Long After Delivery

Megan Brooks | March 27, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—About 15% of women who develop carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) while pregnant will suffer persistent and worsening symptoms long after delivery, a new study suggests. “Conventional medical wisdom has been that gestational carpal tunnel syndrome simply goes away after pregnancy, and for many women this is true. However, in our practice this…

Women Diagnosed Years Later than Men for Same Diseases

Tamara Mathias | March 27, 2019

(Reuters Health)—For a wide range of diseases, diagnosis comes later in life for women than for men, according to a large Danish study. Researchers don’t know whether the later diagnoses are due to genetics, the environment, possible biases in the healthcare system—or some combination of reasons. The study of health data from 6.9 million Danish…

SM04690 Promising for Knee OA

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | March 27, 2019

SM04690, an intra-articular injection for knee OA, will soon enter phase 3 trials to assess its effects on pain, joint function and disease…

Galectin-3 May Be a Biomarker for Cardiovascular Disease in RA

Carina Stanton | March 25, 2019

Galectin-3 may have potential as a biomarker for the early onset of cardiovascular disease in RA patients, potentially enabling early intervention and deferring the cardiovascular risks associated with RA…

MRI-Guided Therapy Offers No Improvement Over Conventional Treat to Target for RA

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | March 25, 2019

New research does not support the use of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided strategy for treating RA patients. The study found that among RA patients in remission, an MRI-guided treat-to-target strategy compared with a conventional treat-to-target strategy did not result in improved disease activity remission rates or reduced radiographic progression…

Knee Replacement in Younger Patients Has Higher Complication Rate

Megan Brooks | March 23, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Total knee replacement (TKA) is increasingly being performed in younger patients, and new research suggests that these patients have a higher risk for complications than older patients. “The number of knee replacements we are doing in younger and younger patients keeps increasing every year and we need to let these patients know…

Joining Forces to Advance Pediatric Rheumatology Care

Carina Stanton | March 21, 2019

Pediatric rheumatologists are in high demand. In fact, a shortage of pediatric rheumatologists requires more than half of all U.S. children with rheumatic diseases seek care with adult rheumatologists, and this shortage is projected to increase. For the past decade, the ACR’s Special Committee on Pediatric Rheumatology has worked to change this by bringing together…

FDA Approves Guselkumab Injector

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | March 20, 2019

The FDA has approved a single-press, self-injection device for a 100-mg dose of guselkumab for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…

To Bridge Health Disparities, Diagnose Lupus Early & Improve Access

Susan Bernstein | March 19, 2019

CHICAGO—At the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, rheumatologist project volunteers for the ACR’s Collaborative Initiatives talked about their efforts to educate primary-care providers, patients and families in their communities about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Their goal is to facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment of lupus, especially in underserved communities. Health Disparities Health disparities, or differences in health…