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Healthcare Providers Should Encourage Exercise for OA Patients

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A systemic review supports the ideas that exercise benefits the physical and mental health of patients experiencing pain related to hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). Overall, research indicates that patients who exercised had slightly lower rates of pain and greater physical function, as well as slightly improved self-efficacy and social function…

ACR/ARHP Members Call on Congress to Restore Patients’ Voices

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The ACR hosted the 2018 Advocacy Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., on May 16–17. Rheumatology professionals from around the country flew to our nation’s capitol to attend the conference, where advocates heard from key policymakers and spoke with lawmakers about the issues that affect the rheumatology community—and what ACR/ARHP members can do to influence policy….

HCV-Associated Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis Resolves after Virologic Cure

Will Boggs MD  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection resolves after effective treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), with most patients remaining in remission for two or more years, researchers from Spain report. “Most clinical manifestations of the disease improve over time, but some patients may have a clinical recurrence of their disease…

Ethics Forum: Righting the Wrong Diagnosis

Joseph L. Green, DO  |  

A 54-year-old woman is establishing care in your clinic after retirement of her previous rheumatologist. Your review of her records suggests that she was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus seven years ago on the basis of symptoms of body pain and fatigue, and serologic evidence of positive ANA 1:40 (speckled) and borderline anti-SSB antibody. She…

How Footwear Affects Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis

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A patient’s gait, or how they walk, is an important predictor of the biomechanical load distribution that affects osteoarthritis (OA). This understanding comes from a growing body of literature in bio­mechanics to test and treat patients with OA, which takes into account a very practical treatment: a patient’s shoes. A focus on flexible footwear, along…

FDA to Review Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Capsule

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FDA to Review Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Capsule In June, the FDA will discuss the New Drug Application for Remoxy ER at an Advisory Committee meeting. Remoxy ER is a 12-hour, abuse-deterrent, extended-release oxycodone in a capsule formulation.1 The capsule contains a sticky, thick, high-viscosity formulation to deter unapproved drug administration routes, including injection, smoking or snorting….

Tips & Tools for Dealing with Bad Patient Outcomes

Larry Beresford  |  

Bad things happen to good rheumatologists—and to their patients—and can have profound personal and professional consequences for the doctor. Sometimes recommended treatments can have predictable, but devastating, side effects. Even if the rheumatologist does everything right according to evidence-based best practice, patients can still have bad outcomes, even die—with resulting feelings of sadness, anger, guilt…

Rheumatology Can Use MACRA to Drive Healthcare Improvements

Terence W. Starz, MD, Theodore Pincus, MD, & Janet Bahr, NP, on behalf of the ARHP Practice Committee  |  

We have entered the second year of the Medicare Access and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. It’s no secret that the costs of medical care—17.1% of the U.S. gross national product compared with 9.8% in Great Britain, 10.7% in Canada and 11.6% in France—have become an overwhelming driver for change….