Clinical Edge

Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions

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Must reads for theWeek ending April 21, 2019

Rituximab Does Not Improve Fatigue Symptoms of ME/CFS,

Colchicine Reduces Inflammatory Markers Associated with Metabolic Syndrome,

Patients at Risk of RA May Already Have Abnormal Aortic Stiffness,

Abatacept Appears Safe for RA Patients with COPD,

AFib, CVD Risks Similar After Ustekinumab and TNF Inhibitors in Psoriatic Patients,

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Must reads for theWeek ending April 14, 2019

Herpes Zoster Risk Upped with Some Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis Treatments,

Does Proinflammatory Diet Trigger Adult PsA?,

Impact of Patient Rewards for Lower-Cost Choices,

Nearly 20% of Small/Solo Practices Took Pay Cut in First Year,

More Lawsuits Does Not Equal More Relocations for Physicians,

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Must reads for theWeek ending April 7, 2019

Increased Mortality From Scleroderma in African Americans,

BTK Inhibitor Calms Pemphigus Vulgaris With Low-Dose Steroids,

Golimumab Plus Methotrexate in Early Psoriatic Arthritis,

Possible Mortality Risk With Tramadol in Osteoarthritis,

Flu Shot Can be Given Irrespective of the Time of Last Methotrexate Dose ,

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Must reads for theWeek ending March 31, 2019

Treating Patients with RA Who Have Cancer, Arthritis Care Res; ePub 2019 Mar 1; Lopez-Olivo, et al

Impact, Timing of Smoking Cessation on RA Risk, Arthritis Care Res; ePub 2019 Feb 21; Liu, et al

HLA-DRB1 Haplotypes and RA Disease Outcomes, J Rheumatol; ePub 2019 Mar 1; Zhao, Mauer, et al

Myocardial Inflammation and Disease Activity in RA , Arthritis Rheumatol; ePub 2019 Feb 28; Amigues, et al

Multibiomarker Disease Activity Testing for RA , J Rheumatol; 2019 Mar; Curtis, Xie, Yang, et al
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Must reads for theWeek ending March 24, 2019

Physician Groups Produce More Accurate Diagnoses than Individuals,

No biological benefits from alcohol seen in rheumatoid arthritis,

African American Scleroderma Patients and Mortality, Arthritis Care Res; ePub 2019 Mar 1; Moore, et al

Step Rate and Worsening of PF and TF Osteoarthritis, Arthritis Care Res; ePub 2019 Mar 1; Hart, et al

Behçet’s Disease Common in the American Southwest, Semin Arthritis Rheum; ePub 2019 Mar 9; Muruganandam, et al
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