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COVID vaccination protects B cell–deficient patients through T-cell responses
The findings demonstrate how vaccine-induced T-cell responses could potentially reduce COVID-19 severity, the authors write.
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Rheumatology Match Day results for 2024 follow trends of past years
Adult rheumatology remains popular, but pediatric rheumatology continues to be less successful, filling only 55% of programs.
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Telemedicine not yet on par with in-person visits for rheumatology patients
Despite relatively high approval rates overall, patient satisfaction was lower among those treated via telemedicine at two tertiary medical...
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Risks quantified in medically optimized pregnancy with lupus
Patients who were not medically optimized for pregnancy were three times more likely to experience preterm birth and preeclampsia.
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Telemedicine offers solution for late cancellations and no-show appointments
Converting these missed appointments to telemedicine resulted in more than 250 additional hours of patient care as well as moderate revenue loss...
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Split-dose methotrexate speeds RA response over single dose
Compared with a single dose, more patients in the split-dose group had improved disease activity at 16 weeks, and fewer needed additional DMARDs,...
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First referral guide issued for axial spondyloarthritis
The draft recommendations are a “good first step,” but more awareness around axial spondyloarthritis in the nonrheumatology community is also...
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TNF blockers not associated with poorer pregnancy outcomes
Patients with rheumatic disease who continued TNF blockers during their pregnancy did not have an increased risk of worse fetal and maternal...
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Pregnancy in rheumatic disease quadruples risk of cardiovascular events
Pregnant patients with lupus and concomitant APS had an 18-fold higher risk for a cardiovascular event during and up to 6 weeks postpartum than...
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FDA OKs first ustekinumab biosimilar
The drug has also been granted an interchangeability designation and has been approved for six indications.
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FDA approves abatacept for pediatric patients with psoriatic arthritis
As many as 5% of pediatric patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis are estimated to have juvenile PsA.
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RA precision medicine using synovial biopsy ‘remains elusive’
Histologic analysis did not sufficiently predict treatment response to certain medications, but gene expression and transcriptome analysis methods...
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Tech encourages HIV prevention among women
“Mobile technologies, in particular, offer a nimble, customizable, and accessible way to reach this target population and increase awareness of...
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FDA warns of hidden ingredients in arthritis, pain products
“I don’t know if this was intentional, but it seems suspicious that a product marketed to reduce joint pain and inflammation contains prescription...
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Researchers link two genes to Raynaud’s disease
The discovery will hopefully lead to new therapeutic avenues for the condition, experts say.