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ACR releases guideline for managing ILD in patients with rheumatic disease
“Guidance was needed for which tests to use for screening and monitoring this particular disease,” said lead author Sindhu R. Johnson, MD, PhD....
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New EULAR lupus recommendations advise using biologics, tapering steroids
The 2023 recommendations cover new treatment strategies with more ambitious goals, new data on adverse effects of chronic glucocorticoid use, and...
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EULAR PsA recommendations update emphasizes safety, nonmusculoskeletal manifestations
The update builds on 2019 recommendations and incorporates safety concerns about JAK inhibitors, advises on differential drug efficacy across...
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EULAR systemic sclerosis recommendations now include immunosuppressants
The update to 2017 recommendations include targeted synthetic and biologic DMARDs for the first time.
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USPSTF recommends against routine herpes screening for asymptomatic teens and adults
The updated recommendation confirms that harms outweigh benefits for population-based genital HSV screening.
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Risk of infections low among kids receiving systemic meds for psoriasis, study finds
The analysis included 2,338 patients with psoriasis aged 17 years and younger who started new treatment with ustekinumab, etanercept, or...
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AAD unveils updated guidelines for topical AD treatment in adults
Of the 12 recommendations made for adults with AD, the work group ranked 7 as “strong” based on the evidence reviewed, and the rest as “...
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First recommendations for cancer screening in myositis issued
The guideline, based on data from a systematic review and meta-analysis and on consensus from an international team of experts and patients,...
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Analysis of PsA guidelines reveals much room for improvement on conflicts of interest
Researchers show that a majority of the authors of the most recent psoriatic arthritis clinical practice guidelines from the American College of...
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Don’t make children with head lice leave school, report says
“A child or adolescent should not be restricted from school attendance because of head lice, given the low contagion within classrooms.”
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Myositis guidelines aim to standardize adult and pediatric care
These are the first guidelines on how to manage adult and pediatric patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM).